Dogger-Dutch Wars

The Dogger-Dutch wars were a series of conflicts spanning the 14th to the 20th centuries. They are an integral part of Doggerland's history as well as Dutch history. They resulted in the Dutch conquest of Doggerland and the gradual decay of the Doggish language until the 20th century. It also includes ethnic cleansing in south-western Doggerland and large-scale Dutch resettlement.

The Holland War
The Holland War was fought between the Duchy of Holland and the Kingdom of Doggerland under King Diarmait the 3rd. The Dutch were supported by the Burgundians while the Doggers had the support of Scotland. It began in February 1323 and ended in January 1324. The war was caused as a result of tensions over the control of north sea wool trading rights, and was sparked by a small-scale naval battle between rival traders. One of the Dutch traders was killed and some of the wool on board was stolen. The Dutch asked for the wool as well as compensation for the sailor's family. Diarmait refused, sparking the Dutch to blockade Terreinbourg with a fleet of 15 ships. Diarmait led a surprise attack with the Dogger fleet and repelled the Dutch, sinking one of their ships. This led to Holland calling in their Burgundian overlords, who then destroyed the Dogger fleet and captured Terreinbourg. King Diarmait rallied his forces in the north, joined by those of his Scottish allies, and met the Burgundians as they moved to besiege Aegiravikgh. He crushed the Burgundian army and captured their king before taking back Terreinbourg. As a result, the Burgundian fleet was captured. A peace treaty was subsequently agreed, forcing both Dutch and Burgundian traders to pay tolls to Doggerland, though this was soon forgotten as the Doggish fleet did not have the manpower to enforce the toll.

The Wool War
Following the Holland War, the Dutch economy was put under severe stress due to the toll payments. The virtual monopoly held by Doggerland drove wool prices down, negatively affecting the English economy as well. This resulted in the Second Holland War, where Doggerland alongside their Scottish as well as new Irish allies were attacked by England, Burgundy and Holland. The war began in October 1337 and ended in August 1341. The impetus for the war was both English and Dutch traders banning Dogger traders from their ports. King Diarmait III subsequently did the same to foreign traders and blockaded the primary English wool port of Calais. He was forced back to Doggerland by an allied fleet of English and Burgundian sailors. England then invaded Scotland, defeating them at the battle of Kilbride. The Scots withdrew to Perth, and the English took Edinburgh. An Irish army under the King of Munster then took English possessions in and around Dublin. Meanwhile, Aegiravikgh was blockaded by the joint Burgundian-English fleet while a smaller Dutch fleet took Terreinbourg with little resistance. English troops were sent to join the Dutch invasion, resulting in the Scots retaking Edinburgh and putting Durham to siege. The Irish joined up with the Scottish force. Diarmait then led a naval attack to break the blockade of Aegiravikgh, and was able to weaken the allied fleet enough to make it withdraw to Terreinbourg. Meanwhile, the Irish-Scottish army took Durham as well as York. However, Aegiravikgh was put to siege by the combined allied army. The siege lasted for seven months before the English were forced to send troops to deal with the Irish-Scottish invasion, which was moving into the Midlands. In this they were successful, and the allied army was put to siege in Durham. Meanwhile, Diarmait began back-channel negotiations with the Burgundians, eventually agreeing to drop tolls in exchange for Burgundian withdrawal from the war. This left the Dutch army exposed and it was subsequently crushed by Diarmait who put Terrienbourg to siege. In England, the Irish-Scottish army surrendered and was allowed to withdraw back North. The English then invaded Scotland and captured Edinburgh alongside the Scottish king. Scotland then withdrew for the war and was forced to pay a hefty tribute to England. The remnants of the Irish army fled into Ulster. This allowed the English to once again attack Doggerland, first defeating their fleet before relieving the siege of Terreinbourg. The Dogger and English armies then met on the field of battle. Both sides faced heavy casualties, but eventually the Dogger army was routed and had to regroup further north. The English were able to capture Aegiravikgh, resulting in the eventual agreement of the Treaty of Kajpron where Doggerland was forced to stop collecting tolls, pay reparations to England and Holland, give exclusive trading rights in Aegiravikgh to the English and break their alliance with the Irish. The English army then invaded Ireland, and retook Dublin and forced the King of Munster to submit to them.