Peace of Paris 1784

The Peace of Paris in 1784 ended the fourth Anglo-Dutch naval war from 1780 to 1784.

Great Britain and the Netherlands signed the Peace of Paris on May 30, 1784 in order to settle their dispute, which had been going on for several years. The naval war had ended in a draw with the battle of the Dogger Bank. The Dutch trade with overseas had previously been severely disrupted. Their armor for warships swallowed up money. The allies of the Netherlands, France and Spain , had made peace with Great Britain as early as 1783.

The Indian possession Nagapattinam of the Dutch finally went (already conquered) to Great Britain. The trading company Vereenigte Oostindische Compagnie had to grant the British free travel in all of the waters and areas it ruled. They were also allowed free trade with parts of eastern India. The peace conditions, which were so disadvantageous for the Netherlands, exacerbated the internal political conflict between pro-British orangists and pro- French patriots .