Episode 3 of 3

Return of Colonies

When: 13 August 1814
Where: London
Part of: Event of 1814: The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 is signed in London, returning most possessions o

The treaty returned many Dutch colonies to the Netherlands, including Surinam, Curaçao, and the Dutch East Indies, while several others were permanently ceded to Britain.

The treaty returned many of the Dutch colonies Britain occupied during the Napoleonic Wars to the Netherlands, specifically Surinam, Curaçao, Aruba, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Dutch Bengal (with the exception of the district of Bernagore), Dutch Coromandel, Dutch Malacca, and the Dutch East Indies. Several other Dutch colonies were permanently ceded to Britain.

Sources

Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13

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