The Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden have been both allied and on opposing sides in war. For example, the Dutch fought against Sweden during the Second Northern War, from 1655 to 1660, and later in the Franco-Dutch War and the Scanian War (1675–1679). It later allied itself with Sweden in the Great Northern War from 1700, contributing 13 ships of the line[3] to Sweden's 76,000-troop army[4] In July 2022, the Netherlands fully ratified Sweden's NATO membership application.[5][6][7]