- Advertisement -The Eighty Years’ War is also known as the Dutch War of Independence. Image: Rijksmuseum/Wikimedia Commons/CC4.0However, Spain did not want to wage a second all-out war on the Dutch Republic. The Dutch do well, and then they don’t, and then they do againMaurice of Nassau died, which brought almost immediate improvements to the situation in the Dutch Republic. But then the pro-peace party in the Dutch Republic gained popularity and decided to cut spending on the army. Of course, most importantly, the Dutch Republic was a sovereign state that gained power and influence for the next centuries.