Dutch missions

This is a list of missions for the Netherlands, Holland, Utrecht, Gelre, Friesland, Flanders and Brabant with the following exclusivities:

• The Conquest in the Lowlands group is replaced by the Flemish reconquest group for Flanders, Brabant and Netherlands if it was one of these countries before.
• The Statists missions and Orangists missions are exclusive to the Netherlands

The Emperor DLC is needed for the mission tree to be full.

Clicking on a mission icon leads to the appropriate table row.

National missions

Conquest in the Lowlands

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Unite the Lowlands Our brethren are suffering at the hands of foreign oppressors. We are honour-bound to liberate them.	The country owns the following areas: Holland Flanders Brabant North Brabant Frisia	The country gets "Onwards to Victory" for 15 years, giving: +10% Morale of armies +15% Recover army morale speed
Lowlands Reconquest Yet more of our people are controlled by foreign masters. It is our duty to seek their freedom.	The country owns the following: Wallonia area Cambrai (1743) Artois (88) Calaisis (87)	The country: Gains 100 Administrative power Gains 250 Ducats	Reclaim Lowlands
Religious Unity We must take a stand against heresy. Let us declare our allegiance to the one true faith!	It is not the Age of Discovery The country is not Catholic or has the "Counter reformation" modifier	The country gets "Decree Absolute" for 20 years, giving the following effects: +1 Tolerance of the true faith +1% Missionary strength vs heretics	Lowlands Reconquest

Defend our country

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Assert Our Sovereignty We cannot tolerate our wealth being siphoned off to line the pockets of some far-flung noble any longer. It is paramount that we gain full independence and the right to dictate our own future.	The country: Is not a subject nation Owns at least 4 core provinces	The country: Gains 100 military power
Challenge Spanish Power The Iberians constantly eye our trade and even our lands with clearly envious eyes. We must be ready to fend them off!	If Spain exists: Has at least 33% of Spain's naval strength Else, if Castile exists: Has at least 50% of Castile's naval strength Else, if Aragon exists: Has at least 50% of Aragon's naval strength Else, the country: Has a navy of at least 100% of its force limit	The country: Gains 15 navy tradition Gets “Security On And From The Sea” for 15 years, giving: +10% Ship durability +10% Morale of navies	Assert Our Sovereignty
Fixed Garrison System Our homelands are not large, which means it is all the more important to defend what we do have. We must establish a strong garrison system that can protect our beloved country.	The country owns at least 3 provinces in the Low Countries region with the most advanced fort type available at the current Military Technology level.	The country gets “Fixed Garrisons” for 20 years, giving: +33% Garrison size +10% Fort defense	Challenge Spanish Power

Improve our trade

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Support the Bulk Trades The grain of the Baltic has traditionally been shipped west by our merchants, but there's still so many opportunities there for us to take advantage of. If we were to expand our presence in the Baltic markets, we could earn enough money to start thinking about funding an expedition to find even more places to do business.	The country controls at least 33% of the trade in Lübeck trade node	An explorer with 50 navy tradition becomes available for duty.
Leiden University Honest discourse and intellectual freedom are the foundations upon which our universities rest. State support and promotion of our esteemed and open institutions of higher learning is sure to attract talented minds from across Europe.	Province Den Haag (4383): Is owned by us Has a University building	The country gets “Leiden Faculty” for 20 years, giving: +1 Possible advisor −10% Advisor cost	Support the Bulk Trades Religious Unity (countries which have the first mission slot from the Flemish missions need Unite the Low Countries instead)
Invest in the Rich Trades The grain and wood trades are well and good, but there's richer commerce out there for us to become part of. The coast of Guinea offers ivory and other sought-after goods, and we'd be fools if we didn't try to gain control of that trade.	The country is the strongest trade power in the Ivory Coast trade node	The country gets “Dutch Overseas Trade” for 20 years, giving: +25% Trade range +20% Colonial range	Support the Bulk Trades
Charter the WIC The East Indies aren't the only source of fabulous riches abroad. There's more money to be made in the Transatlantic trades, which we could have if the government was willing to support a few key merchants...	The country owns at least 6 provinces in the Guinea region	The country gets “West Indies Charter” for 20 years, giving: +10% Trade steering +10% Ship tradepower propagation	Invest in the Rich Trades
Charter the VOC Consortiums of merchants such as the Heren XVII are keen to expand their portfolios and invest in overseas trade. If we supported the establishment of some sort of East India Company, the profits could be immense!	The country has discovered any province in the following regions: Indonesian Charter trade company region Moluccan Charter trade company region	The country gains permanent claims on the following area: North Lanka	Invest in the Rich Trades

Sea power

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Sea Beggars To defend our rights and liberties, we must establish a force that can protect our shores and harry our enemies. A navy composed of light ships that can raid the seas at will would be an excellent step towards that.	The country has at least 20 light ships	The country gains country modifier “Sea Beggar Activity” for 15 years, giving: +10% Blockade efficiency +20% Light ship combat ability
Admiralty Colleges A professional navy requires professional leaders. We need a regulated system of training and promotion to ensure that excellent seamen can become excellent captains, and excellent captains can become excellent admirals.	The country has at least 50 Navy tradition	The country gains a new admiral with: 4 shock 4 fire 3 maneuver 3 siege	Sea Beggars

Overseas expansion

Some of these missions require the Emperor DLC or are different without it.

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Explore Caribbean The Caribbean could be an excellent place to set up colonies - we just need to know what's there, first.	The country has discovered any provinces in the Colonial Caribbean region	The country: Gains 15 prestige Gets “Unknown Frontier” for 15 years, giving: +20% Settler chance	Charter the WIC
Settle North America The Americas produce many lucrative goods which we would be foolish to ignore. It's vital that we establish a presence in the north, where we could perhaps engage in the beaver fur trade and seek some sort of accommodation with the natives.	The country or its non-tributary subjects own at least one fully colonized province in the Colonial Eastern America region	The country gets “Experienced Admiralty” for 15 years, giving: −30% Envoy travel time +10% Ship trade power +10% Morale of navies	Explore Caribbean
Colonize Brazil Brazil is a land of wealth and wonder. It would be wise for us to colonize these lands, or take them if someone made the mistake of colonizing lands we are interested in.	The country or its non-tributary subjects owns at least one fully colonized province in the Colonial Brazil region	The country: Gain a claim on all provinces in the Colonial Brazil region owned by Castile, Portugal, Spain or their non-tributary subjects Gets “Colonial Mastery” for 15 years, giving: +10% Global tariffs +3% Settler chance	Explore Caribbean
Colonize the Cape The Cape of Good Hope is an important waypoint on the route to the East Indies. Establishing a station there and offering a safe harbor for our ships in the midst of the long voyage east is a prudent choice.	The country owns one of the following provinces (fully colonized): Algoa Bay Cape Swellendam	The country gains 300 ducats	Charter the VOC
Discover Australia Our contacts in the Indies speak of a land to their south, full of strange creatures like giant rats with pouches, and a beaver with the beak of a duck. Even if the lands aren't rich in resources, this is something we have to see for ourselves.	The country has discovered any province in the Colonial Australia region	An admiral with 80 navy tradition becomes available for duty.	Colonize the Cape
Seize Ceylon The rich island of Ceylon is not only a lucrative source of income itself, but also a key waypoint for ships sailing further east. If we do not seize it, our enemies surely will.	The country owns all provinces in the North Lanka area	The country: Gains permanent claims on province Kalapa Gets “Dutch Maritime Islands”, for 15 years, giving: +20% Trade steering +20% Ship tradepower propagation	Charter the VOC
Found Batavia Our growing presence in the East Indies requires a nearby administrative center, where our merchants can be protected by our guns and our ships can safely dock.	The country owns province Kalapa (630)	Province Kalapa: Is renamed 'Batavia' The country gains permanent claims on the following area: Malacca	Seize Ceylon
Control Coromandel From our base in Ceylon, the bountiful markets of southern India are just a short cruise away. It would be sheer madness for us to ignore this opportunity to expand our economic reach.	The country is the strongest trade power in the Coromandel trade node	The country: Gains 2% mercantilism	Seize Ceylon
Conquer Malacca Malacca is an important town in the East Indies, one which we must not tolerate falling into the hands of our competitors. It must be taken!	The country owns all provinces in the Malacca area	The country gains permanent claims on the following area: Taiwan	Found Batavia
Indonesian Trade The East Indies are full of spices and other lucrative goods. We must establish ourselves in the Indies and take control of as much trade as we can.	The country is the strongest trade power in the Malacca trade node	The country gets “Trade Dominance” for 20 years, giving: +15% Global trade power	Conquer Malacca
Dutch East Indies Our trade in the Indies flourishes, but the security of our commerce and our merchants is in jeopardy as long as our economic control of the region isn't matched by political control. For the continued prosperity of the region and our national interests, it is imperative that we bring as much of the Indies as we can under our control.	The country owns at least 15 provinces in the following regions: Indonesian Charter trade company region Moluccan Charter trade company region	The country gets “Dutch East Indies” ( +50 Trade Power) for 20 years in: Malacca trade node The Moluccas trade node	Indonesian Trade
Dutch Formosa To better intercept our competitors' trade in the Far East, and to help our own merchants trade with China and Japan, we should establish a base on the island of Formosa.	All provinces in the Tawain area : Are owned by our country Are fully colonized	All provinces in the Taiwan area: Gain 2 base tax Gain 2 base production Gain 2 base manpower Get “Fort Zeelandia”, for the rest of the campaign, giving: +25% Local defensiveness +50% Local trade power modifier	Conquer Malacca
Secure Dejima The island of Dejima sits in southern Japan, just outside of the mercantile port town of Nagasaki. Japanese authorities are not keen on having us establishing a major presence everywhere in Japan, but if we were able to gain a foothold in Dejima, that alone would be enough for us to break into Japanese trade networks.	The country owns province Hizen	The country gets “Dutch Dejima” ( +50 Trade Power) for 15 years in Nippon trade node	Dutch Formosa

Statists missions

Exclusive to the Netherlands.

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Strengthen the Vroedschappen The 'vroedschap', the humble city council, is the foundation upon which our great system of government rests. To curry favor with it is to curry favor with the nation itself.	The Burghers have at least 50 loyalty	The country gains 2 mercantilism If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 10% towards Statists Else, gains 10 Republican tradition
Generality Lands It is important to administer our country fairly, never favoring one province over another too much. To that end, the central government sometimes needs to directly administer lands to prevent one regional faction from gaining too much influence in national affairs.	The country has at least 60% crownland	The country gains 100 diplomatic power If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 15% towards Statists Else, if the government is a Republic: Gains 15 Republican tradition Else, gains 100 administrative power	Strengthen the Vroedschappen
Adjust the General Means The 'General Means' is the central mechanism of public finance in our country, dividing the tax burden between the states. Some have accused the government of not fairly distributing the burden, and to be fair... they may be right. If we ensured that not all our taxes were coming from one province, that would go far towards reducing other provinces' complaints about the General Means.	The country owns at least 5 provinces in Low Countries region with at least 8 base tax	The country gets “Distributed Tax Burden” for 15 years, giving: +20% global trade power If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 15% towards Statists Else, gains 15 Republican tradition	Generality Lands
Interest of Holland Free competition and free government have been the keys to our success, or so some of our greatest thinkers have said. It seems reasonable to promote the successful trade policies that have already served us so well.	The country controls at least 50% of the trade in the English Channel trade node	If England/ Great Britain is an independent christian monarchy and the country is a christian monarchy or has the orangists in power: Gains "Restoration of Union" casus belli on England/ Great Britain Else, gains permanent claims on the following areas: Home Counties East Anglia East Midlands If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 20% towards Statists Else, gains 20 Republican tradition	Adjust the General Means
The True Freedom The liberties our society enjoys free our people to engage in some truly remarkable activities. Mercantile interests in particular owe some of their successes to our particular attitudes towards economic activities and the rights of the citizenry.	Trade income represents at least 50% of total income	The country gets “Dutch Free Trade” for the rest of the campaign, giving: +1 Merchant If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 20% towards Statists Else, gains 20 Republican tradition	Interest of Holland

Orangists missions

Exclusive to the Netherlands.

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Merge the Stadtholders Every province has the right to appoint its own stadtholder, who acts as both a political leader and a military leader. As our country grows larger and the provinces continue to unite, however, a multitude of stadtholders pose certain problems, particularly for the army. We need a single commander in charge of the overall military effort, and the simplest way to achieve that is to appoint a single man to the stadtholderate of multiple provinces at the same time.	The Nobility has at least 50 loyalty	The country gains 100 Military power If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 10% towards Orangists Else, gains 10 legitimacy
Regents' Contracts The regents are a particular class of provincial patricians, the leaders of city councils and the wise men who fill the ranks of national committees. Among themselves, there are flashes of partisanship, driven by dynastic ambitions, personal grievances, and rarely some genuine ideological differences. Since these people are our chief administrators and responsible for the governance of our cities, it is in the government's interest to lessen the tensions between regents. One of the more straightforward solutions is to encourage contracts between regents, where they agree to alternate control of a political office between them. That way, even if one family doesn't like another family in power, they know that their turn in power will come soon if they just wait.	The country has at least 80 legitimacy or equivalent	If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 15% towards Orangists Else, if the government is a monarchy: gains 15 legitimacy Else, gains 100 Administrative power	Merge the Stadtholders
Issue General Reglement The myriad provincial laws of our lands provide countless opportunities for abuse and corruption. General laws which apply consistently to every province in the land may conflict with the traditional rights of the states, but they will go a long way towards providing efficient and honest government for all our people.	The country: Has less than 1 corruption Has at least 50 prestige	If: Current age is either age of absolutism or age of revolutions Government is not Revolutionary Has less than 99 absolutism Then, gains 20 absolutism Else, gains 200 Administrative power If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 15% towards Orangists Else, gains 15 legitimacy	Regents' Contracts
The Glorious Revolution The British Isles have long been a source of competition for our country. Happily for us, the British have their own internal problems, and given the right opportunity we could use one of their domestic grievances to justify our own... intervention in British affairs.	The following areas are owned by the country or its non-tributary subjects: Home counties East Anglies East Midlands	The country gets “Dutch Channel Supremacy” ( +30 trade power) for 20 years in English Channel trade node If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 20% towards Orangists Else, if the government is a monarchy: Gains 20 legitimacy Else, if the government is a republic: Gains 20 republican tradition Else: Gains 10 prestige Gains 100 Administrative power	Issue General Reglement
Je Maintiendrai Our successes are truly glorious, and our leadership second to none. Our people and the nations of the world need to know how truly great we are.	The country is an Empire	The country: Gains 75 Administrative power Gains 75 Diplomatic power Gains 75 Military power Gets "Je Maintiendrai" for 25 years, giving the following effects: +1 yearly legitimacy +1 yearly devotion +0.5 yearly republican tradition If the country has "Dutch Republic" or "States General" governmental reform: Move 20% towards Orangists Else, gains 20 legitimacy	The Glorious Revolution