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The irrepressible privateer bounced returning together many major successes. Then in 1628, the Dutch despatched another three large privateer fleets to press home the benefit thus hitting the Spanish even harder. The smaller Dutch ships had the power of speed and manoeuvrability on the heavier Spanish galleons, whose routes were familiar to all or any the privateers. After several battles of varying success, almost all of the Dutch fleet headed home. The Spanish captains therefore, assuming these were now relatively safe, also thought we would set sail, their ships' bellies full of Mexican silver. With this becuase they authorized the Sikh Army to cross the Sutlej in a very headlong confrontation using the English. Ranjit had signed a treaty with the British that forbade him to cross the Sutlej River, but this became broken. The English were however preparing for the conflict and they had spies inside Lahore Durbar, with perhaps the Prime Minister, the grandfather with the present Kashmir ruler( Now deposed) Karan Singh in league with these and plotting the defeat of the Sikh Army. This service was in return for him to be made the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir.