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The company was in almost constant conflict with the English; relations were particularly embittered after the [[Amboyna Massacre]] in [[1623]]. During the [[18th century]], its possessions were increasingly focused on the East Indies. After the fourth war between the [[United Provinces]] and [[England]] ([[1780]]–[[1784]]), the VOC got into financial trouble, and in [[1799]], the company was dissolved, four years after the end of the [[States General]]. The [[East Indies]] were awarded to The [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] by the [[Congress of Vienna]] in [[1815]].
According to some, the history and exploits of the VOC were also an inspiration for the novel ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]''.
== VOC ships ==
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