▁the ▁Franco - D utch ▁War ▁( with ▁the ▁derivative ▁Third ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁war ), ▁when ▁France , ▁England , ▁Mün ster , ▁and ▁C ologne ▁un ited ▁against ▁this ▁country . ▁ ▁Wars ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁expansion ist ▁policies ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁various ▁coal itions ▁after ▁the ▁G lor ious ▁Revolution , ▁mostly ▁including ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland — after ▁ 1 7 0 7 , ▁Great ▁Britain — bur den ed ▁the ▁republic ▁with ▁huge ▁deb ts , ▁although ▁little ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁after ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁territory . ▁The ▁necessity ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁vast ▁army ▁against ▁France ▁meant ▁that ▁less ▁money ▁could ▁be ▁spent ▁on ▁the ▁n avy , ▁weak ening ▁the ▁Republic ' s ▁economy . ▁After ▁William ▁III ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁the ▁Second ▁Stad th older less ▁Period ▁was ▁inaugur ated . ▁Despite ▁having ▁contributed ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Spanish ▁Su cc ession , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁gained ▁little ▁from ▁the ▁peace ▁tal ks ▁in ▁U tre cht ▁( 1 7 1 3 ). ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Aust rian ▁Su cc ession ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 8 , ▁and ▁Austria ▁becoming ▁al lies ▁with ▁France ▁against ▁Pr uss ia , ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁military ▁power . ▁ ▁F ier ce ▁competition ▁for ▁trade ▁and ▁colon ies , ▁especially ▁from ▁France ▁and ▁England , ▁further ed ▁the ▁economic ▁dow nt urn ▁of ▁the