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Those Dutch are everywhere.....
Henk
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Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 07:33 PM UTC
Whilst having a little research afternoon regarding the Battle of Chatham, I came across this bit of New York History .
I knew about the origins of New Amsterdam and the trade conections, but I never realised that we even gave you one of most famous Presidents...

Imagine if the Dutch had had a little bit more influence (or numbers..) the world might have spoken Dutch now... :-) .

Groeten
Henk
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Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 07:44 PM UTC

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regarding the Battle of Chatham


Upnor Castle has an audiocommentary on the Dutch raid, we take our Dutch visitors from PLANARCH over there and they're always amused by it.

http://www.medway.gov.uk/index/leisure/castles/2459.html



Diablo
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Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 08:37 PM UTC
sssssssssstttttttttt,we are working on a comeback :-) :-) :-)
where did you think broadway and such came from
greetings jeroen,.
Snowhand
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Posted: Monday, February 27, 2006 - 01:00 AM UTC
yes, we're taking over the world muahahahahahaha



It's true though: we were everywhere.
FAUST
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Posted: Monday, February 27, 2006 - 01:07 AM UTC
LOL Henk

Yeah we were the big traders, A big sea faring nation. We are still the masters of Water :-) :-) :-) :-)

Okay okay we also invented apartheid

And we skipped the World Domination classes

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Posted: Monday, February 27, 2006 - 02:08 AM UTC
Well... my grandfather in New Jersey went to great pains to let people know he was HOLLAND Dutch, not one of those low life German Dutch.
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