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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Timeline of major events; Introduction: the Dutch Revolt, the Military Revolution and the global context; Interpretations of the Dutch Revolt; The Military Revolution, its societal impact and global repercussions; Warfare, territorial state formation and capital accumulation; About this book; 1 Military events: from the Dutch Revolt to 'la Guerre de Hollande', c.1570-c.1680; The Dutch Revolt and the struggle for survival, 1570s to 1580s; Respite and consolidation in the 1590s.
Stalemate and truce, 1600-1621Frederick Henry's counter-offensive and the renewed stalemate, 1620s to 1640s; Independence, the stadholderless period and the wars with England and Mu?nster; 1672: the Year of Disaster and its aftermath; Conclusion: the different strategies of the belligerents; 2 The making of a professional army; From Beggars and landsknechts to professional standing army; Pay, mustering, medical care and prisoners of war; Officers and men; Decreasing professionalization after 1648; Conclusion: civilian control over the army.
3 The Dutch 'Schoole of War': drill, tactics and siege warfareIncreasing standardization and the proportion of firearms; Regular exercises and new formations; Fortresses and fortifications; The art of siege warfare; Tactical limits, provisioning and army size; Conclusion: the model of a disciplined army; 4 Garrisons and urban communities: strengthening the local bonds; The difficult early decades of the Revolt; Civic militia and the urban community; The economic benefits of garrisons; Housing the soldiers; Fortifications: costs and payments; Conclusion: the strength of the urban community.
5 Warfare in the countryside and the threat to farming communitiesThe vulnerability of the peasantry; The lasting burden of inundations; Scorched earth campaigns; Increasing financial burdens; Village institutions and the urban connection; Conclusion: the subordination of peasants' interests; 6 Admiralties, privateers and the colonial connection; The precocious efficiency of the Dutch navy; Naval shipbuilding and its economic impact; Commercial prohibitions and trade with the enemy; Privateering: costs and benefits; The role of colonial warfare; Conclusion: the fruits of maritime warfare.
7 Warfare and the strength of Dutch public financeSources of Holland's financial power; War budgets and the mobilization of funds; Taxation: burden and compliance; Safety-valves: domestic investors and military solicitors; Fault lines in tax compliance; Conclusion: public finance and its positive distributional effects; 8 Warfare's new economic opportunities; Rapid and sustained recovery in the maritime west; The decline of inland commerce; Agrarian production and proto-industry during the war; Prosperous dealers in death; Conclusion: wartime protection of capital accumulation.
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