13-601: Anglo-Dutch Treaty may refer to: Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 , also known as the Convention of London Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 , also known as the Treaty of London Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–1871 , three related treaties Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Anglo-Dutch Treaty . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
26-570: A declaration of 15 June 1814 by the Dutch, that ships for the slave trade were no longer permitted in British ports. That restriction would be extended to a ban on involvement in the slave trade by Dutch citizens. Britain also agreed to pay £1,000,000 to Sweden to resolve a claim to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe . The British and the Dutch agreed to spend £2,000,000 each on improving
39-894: The Convention of London ; Dutch : Verdrag van Londen ) was signed by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands in London on 13 August 1814. The treaty restored most of the territories in the Moluccas and Java that Britain had seized in the Napoleonic Wars , but confirmed British possession of the Cape Colony on
52-544: The Napoleonic Wars , as well as trading rights existing for hundreds of years in the Spice Islands between the two nations, addressed a wide array of issues but did not clearly describe limitations of expansion by either side in maritime Southeast Asia. The British establishment of Singapore on the Malay Peninsula in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles exacerbated tensions between the two nations, especially as
65-548: The British should abandon Singapore, but Castlereagh was unsure exactly how Singapore had even been acquired. At first, only noncontroversial issues such as free navigation rights and the elimination of piracy were agreed upon. Discussions on the subject were suspended on 5 August 1820, and did not resume until 1823, when the commercial value of Singapore was understood by the British. Negotiations resumed in December 1823, centred around establishment of clear spheres of influence in
78-836: The Dutch claimed that the treaty signed between Raffles and the Sultan of Johor was invalid and that the Sultanate of Johor was under the Dutch sphere of influence. Dutch trading rights in British India and former Dutch possessions in the area were also points of contention. In 1820, under pressure from British merchants with interests in the Far East, negotiations to clarify the situation in Southeast Asia started. Negotiations between Castlereagh, Canning's predecessor, and Fagel started on 20 July 1820. The Dutch were adamant that
91-636: The UK on 30 April 1824 and by the Netherlands on 2 June 1824. The ratifications were exchanged at London on 8 June 1824. The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 officially demarcated two territories: Malaya , which was ruled by the United Kingdom ; and the Dutch East Indies , which was ruled by the Netherlands . The successor states of Malaya are Malaysia and Singapore , and the successor state of
104-652: The defences of the Low Countries . More funds, of up to £3,000,000, are mentioned for the "final and satisfactory settlement of the Low Countries in union with Holland." Disputes arising from the treaty were the subject of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 . Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 , also known as the Treaty of London ( Dutch : Verdrag van Londen ),
117-643: The exception of the Cape of Good Hope and the South American settlements of Demerara , Essequibo and Berbice , where the Dutch retained trading rights. In addition, the British ceded the island of Banca off the island of Sumatra in exchange for the settlement of Cochin in India and its dependencies on the coast of Malabar . The Dutch also ceded the district of Bernagore , situated close to Calcutta , in exchange for an annual fee. The treaty also noted
130-434: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anglo-Dutch_Treaty&oldid=1122075094 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 (also known as
143-465: The region. The Dutch, realising that the growth of Singapore could not be curbed, pressed for an exchange in which they would abandon their claims north of the Strait of Malacca and their Indian colonies in exchange for confirmation of their claims south of the strait, including the British colony of Bencoolen . The final treaty was signed on 17 March 1824 by Fagel and Canning. The treaty was ratified by
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#1732765057742156-519: The southern tip of Africa, as well as portions of Dutch Guiana in South America. It was signed by Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh , on behalf of the British and diplomat Hendrik Fagel, on behalf of the Dutch. The treaty returned the colonial possessions of the Dutch as they were at 1 January 1803, before the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, with
169-472: Was a treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in London on 17 March 1824. The treaty was to resolve disputes arising from the execution of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 . For the Dutch, it was signed by Hendrik Fagel and Anton Reinhard Falck , and for the British, George Canning and Charles Williams-Wynn . The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, designed to solve issues arising from British occupation of Dutch colonial possessions during
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