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The Dutch Dilemma: Supporting the American Revolution

The featured image brings together images of Dr. Peter Van Cleave and Adel Aali from the interview, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, alongside an engraving of the capture of St. Eustatius, By Gestochen von Johann Baptist Bergmüller. Visit AARevulotion.net for more images and interviews of scholars of the American Revolution with host Adel Aali.

Updated: April 26, 2026 Introduction “Neutrality is emerging out of that. And in fact… what the Dutch want more than anything is to trade with the British and trade with the Americans.” Watch this segment in the video below (47:24)  The Dutch claimed to be neutral. But were they really? Could a country claim neutrality […]