Dutch-Venezuelan War (26 Sept 1908 Jahr – 11 März 1909 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

In August 1908 a dispute broke out between the Netherlands and Venezuela when the Venezuelan president, occupied the Dutch island of Curaçao on the grounds that it was harboring political refugees from Venezuela.

The responded by Dutch dispatching three warships. The Dutch warships had orders to intercept every ship that was sailing under the Venezuelan flag. In September, the Venezuelan government declared war on the Netherlands, hoping to occupy their new world colonies and use them for negotiations.

However, the Dutch had overwhelming naval superiority, and enforced a blockade on Venezuela's ports. In March after the economy began to plummet from their blockade, the Venezuelans were forced to make peace or be faced with another German-Sardinian intervention.

The Treaty of Paramaribo forced the Venezuelans to repay all debts as well as cede the Las Aves, Los Roques, La Orchila, and La Tortuga Islands to the Dutch.