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How did the Treaty of Westminster end the First Anglo-Dutch War in 1654?
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Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Sovereign of the Seas, an English galleon of the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Launched in 1637, this was the largest warship of its time and the first to carry 100 guns. The prominent beak at its bow soon went out of fashion, but its three gun decks and low sterncastle and forecastle set the pattern for ships of the line for the rest of the sailing era. Contemporary engraving by J. Jayne.
The First Anglo-Dutch War (1652β1654) concluded with the Treaty of Westminster in April 1654. This treaty was a result of the war's conclusion on English terms, which included a secret agreement by Holland, known as the "Act of Seclusion", to permanently bar the prince of Orange from the stadtholderate and supreme command. The war itself stemmed from commercial rivalry and the English Navigation Act of 1651, which aimed to exclude the Dutch from English sea trade. Although the Dutch achieved an early victory, the larger and better-armed English navy gained the upper hand in subsequent engagements, leading to a Dutch defeat and the death of Admiral Maarten Tromp in the final battle off Texel.12