The Dutch government - in - exile in England ceded rule of all its colonies to Great Britain .
Dutch expansion paused for several years during an interregnum of British rule between 1806 and 1816 , when the Dutch Republic was occupied by the French forces of Napoleon .
The Dutch government - in - exile in England ceded rule of all British 's colonies to British   .
Dutch expansion paused for several years during an interregnum of British rule between 1806 and 1816 , when the Dutch Republic was occupied by the French forces of Napoleon .