▁the ▁First ▁Dutch ▁War ▁( 1 6 5 2 – 1 6 5 4 ). ▁To ▁lay ▁found ations ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁beginning , ▁en vo ys ▁of ▁the ▁States ▁General ▁appeared ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁G ift . ▁The ▁Second ▁Dutch ▁War ▁( 1 6 6 5 – 1 6 6 7 ) ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁English ▁attempts ▁to ▁mus cle ▁in ▁on ▁Dutch ▁poss essions ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁conflict ▁began ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁English , ▁with ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁( ren amed ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Charles ' s ▁brother ▁James , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ) ▁and ▁a ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Low esto ft , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 7 ▁the ▁Dutch ▁launched ▁a ▁surprise ▁attack ▁on ▁England ▁( the ▁Ra id ▁on ▁the ▁Med way ) ▁when ▁they ▁sa iled ▁up ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁to ▁where ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁fleet ▁was ▁dock ed . ▁Al most ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁s unk ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁flags hip , ▁Royal ▁Charles , ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁as ▁a ▁prize . ▁The ▁Second ▁Dutch ▁War ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁B red a . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Dutch ▁War , ▁Charles ▁dismiss ed ▁Lord ▁Clar end on , ▁whom ▁he ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁sc ap ego at ▁for ▁the ▁war . ▁Clar end on ▁fled ▁to ▁France ▁when ▁im