Dutch Ceylon: Difference between revisions

 

===British takeover===

 

The period of Dutch rule over Ceylon would soon come to an end due to changing events in Europe. In 1792, the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] broke out between [[French First Republic|Republican France]] and a coalition of European nations, which included the [[Dutch Republic]]. In 1794, a French invasion force conquered the Dutch Republic, and [[William V, Prince of Orange|Prince William V]], the Dutch ''[[stadtholder]]'' fled into exile with his family to [[Great Britain]] in order to escape the French. The previous regime was replaced by the French-installed [[Batavian Republic]], which served as a ''[[de facto]]'' French protectorate. This led to confusion throughout the [[Dutch Empire|Dutch colonial empire]] between which regime to support, that of the deposed ''statholder'' in Britain or the Batavian Republic.<ref>{{aut|[[Jonathan Israel|Israel, J.I.]]}} (1995), ''The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness and Fall, 1477-1806'', [[Oxford University Press]], {{ISBN|0-19-873072-1}} hardback, {{ISBN|0-19-820734-4}} paperback, p.&nbsp;1127</ref><ref>{{in lang|nl}} {{aut|Woelderink, B. and Muij-Fleurke, H.J. de}} (2005) ''Inventaris van de archieven van stadhouder Willem V (1745-1808) en de Hofcommissie van Willem IV en Willem V (1732-1794)'', Uitgeverij Verloren, {{ISBN|90-6550-890-2}}, p.&nbsp;102 (No. 1007)</ref>