However, ships were lacking at first and what naval forces were available were unable to prevent Britain from taking effective control of the Dutch colonies (in the Indian Subcontinent all of the Dutch colonies were taken).
しかし、最初は船が不足し、使える海軍だけではイギリスがオランダ植民地を実効支配することを防げなかった（例えば、インド亜大陸におけるオランダ植民地は全て占領された）。