baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz fˈaʊnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪn ɐ dˈiːp ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk kɹˈaɪsɪs, kˈɔːzd baɪ ðə dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾɪŋ fˈoːɹθ ˈæŋɡloʊdˈʌtʃ wˈɔːɹ.
By the end of the 18th century, the Netherlands found themselves in a deep economic crisis, caused by the devastating Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.