The Dutch, having by this time joined Great Britain, made a serious addition to the naval power opposed to France, though the Dutch Republic was compelled by the necessity for maintaining an army in Flanders to play a very subordinate part at sea.
Hollandlased, olles selleks ajaks ühinenud Suurbritanniaga, andsid tõsise lisanduse Prantsusmaa-vastastele merejõududele, kuigi Hollandi Vabariik oli sunnitud vajadusest säilitada armee Flandrias mängima merel väga alluvat osa.