the Anglo-Dutch Wars
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- three wars fought by the English against the Dutch between 1652 and 1674, at a time when the two countries were competing strongly for trade around the world. One important result was that the town of New Amsterdam was given to the English in 1667. They gave it the new name of New York.
英荷战争：在1652年至1674年之间，英国人与荷兰人进行了三场战争，当时两国正为在世界范围内进行贸易而激烈竞争。一个重要的结果是，新阿姆斯特丹镇在1667年被赋予英语名称。他们给它起了纽约的新名字。