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Willem II and the first Stadtholderless period (1648–1672)
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Battle of Cape St Vincent (November 4, 1641)
Conquest of Luanda (1641)
Siege of Malacca (1641)
Battle of Itamaracá (January 12-17,1640)
Maurits sails to Brasil and directly takes control
