Table of Contents

Introduction. The Notion of a Military Revolution in the Early Modern Era
The organisation and remuneration of the Dutch army (1588-1648)
The Dutch army and the revolution infantry tactics (1592-1618)
Field operations (1590-1648)
The Dutch offensive and the Spanish counter-offensive (1590-1609)
The Republic escalates her war effort (1640-1634)
Warfare hits a strategic ceiling (1635-1648)
The Dutch army under Johan de Witt and William III (1648-1688)
The conduct of war (1650-1688)
War on two fronts against England and Münster: the Dutch army falls short (1650-1667)
The dawn of large-scale land-based warfare: the War of Devolution and the 'Guerre de Hollande' (1667-1674)
War in the Spanish Netherlands: the Republic is still ill-equipped for the new, large-scale manner of warfare (1674-1678)

Reviews

A valuable account. [...] Nimwegen's book is much to be welcomed.
*EUROPEAN HISTORY QUARTERLY*

[From the Dutch edition] An outstanding analytical and narrative history of the 'mature' Dutch army.
*JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY*

Praise for the original Dutch edition:
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Van Nimwegen's book is the first fully fledged overview of the Dutch army in the 17th century. The self-image of the Netherlands as a peaceable nation has for a long time stood in the way of a serious scholarly study of this subject.
*TROUW*

Deserves a central place in any specialist discussion about the army in the Dutch Republic. The richly knowledgeable but level-headed style and the well-chosen quotations will make it appealing to a broader readership as well.
*BMGN*