The Habsburg dynasty and the anti-Habsburg group fought for European hegemony and launched an international melee all over Europe. At that time, Germany was still in a state of vassal separation. Due to different beliefs and conflicts between religion and property, state governors formed Protestant and Catholic alliances respectively. Two opposing groups have been formed: the Habsburg Group consists of the Catholic Union of Austria, Spain and Germany, supported by the Pope and Poland; The anti-Habsburg group is composed of the Protestant Union of France, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany, and is supported by Britain and Russia. The fuse was the national uprising in Bohemia.

Spain-England War (16-18th century)

The Spanish-English War is a series of wars fought by Britain and Spain for maritime hegemony and colonies. At that time, Spain was the most powerful maritime colonial country. As a result, Spain lost its colonial and maritime power, and the British navy became the maritime hegemon.

Anglo-Dutch War (1652- 1674)

The first anglo-Dutch war took place during 1652- 1654, all of which were naval battles. The British won and the Dutch maritime hegemony lost.

1666 In the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Netherlands formed an alliance with France and Denmark and won the naval battle the following year.

1672- 1674, the third war broke out between Britain and the Netherlands, but in the course of this war, France and the Netherlands went to war (1672- 1678), and Britain and France came together this time, but the British-French joint fleet lost to the Dutch navy. Because Britain was more afraid of the strength of France, it took the opportunity to withdraw from the war. Eventually the Netherlands became a small country,

Reason/kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, the first bourgeois revolution took place in the Netherlands under the jurisdiction of Spain, and the Netherlands was established from Spain. After independence, the Netherlands came from behind for decades, became a maritime power and mastered the world commercial hegemony, and was called "the sea coachman". It had the largest merchant fleet at that time, almost monopolized the foreign trade between European countries and carried out colonial expansion crazily. After Britain defeated the Spanish Armada, it promulgated the Navigation Act and began to challenge the Netherlands.

Russia-Switzerland War (17-19th century)

The Russian-Swiss war refers to the war between the two countries for the Baltic Sea and Finland. The final result was a complete victory for Russia, occupying most of Sweden's land and Finland.

Spanish War of Succession to the Crown (1701-1713)

1700, Spanish king charles ii died, but no son succeeded to the throne. The Habsburg dynasty in Austria and the Bourbon dynasty in France are all related to the Spanish royal family. According to the blood relationship, both countries can send people to inherit the throne. Philip, the grandson of French King Louis XIV, took the lead, but Austria refused to accept it. 170 1 year, Britain and Austria formed an anti-French alliance and declared war on France. Later, Holland, Prussia and other small German countries, Portugal, Italy and so on. The French Union includes Spain and other small German countries.

At the end of the war, the French Union was defeated and France was almost extinct. With the intervention of Britain, the war ended, the two sides signed a peace treaty, and France ceded land.

Finally, big brother, what's the reason for the fight? Grab money and grab territory.