Talk:Capture of Breda (1590)

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The result of the move request was: page moved. A technical move, apparently uncontroversial. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:19, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Siege of Breda (1590) → Capture of Breda (1590) – There was no siege. The Dutch surprised the city and captured it. 92.99.105.255 (talk) 09:29, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
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What were all these Englishmen doing here?
Reading this stub you'd almost believe the capture of Breda was handled almost exclusively by Englishmen. Note the Dutch article makes no mention of them whatsoever. In fact, this reads suspiciously like it was based on a book by G. A. Henty (http://www.classicreader.com/book/1847/15/). Could someone please provide sources for their involvement? I feel this article needs a rewrite. Tom (talk) 07:46, 26 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Francis Vere was in command of English forces as mentioned here: George Goring (1608-1657): Caroline Courtier and Royalist General but yes it does need a rewrite. ChrisWet (talk) 15:56, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Picture of "Spanjaard's Gat" (Spanish Gate)
The article is accompanied by a picture of the Spanish Gate (Spanjaardsgat in Dutch), thus, seemingly suggesting (erroneously) that this is the location where the peat barge entered the castle. However, this is not the case. The entry to the castle was, at the time, more to the north. This gate was constructed much later in memory of the capture and to assist in refreshing the water of the castle's moat. ʍαμ$ʏ5043 (talk) 17:45, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Perhaps reword it slightly, and if so provide reasonable proof that this is the case - or remove it all together? Eastfarthingan (talk) 10:10, 20 August 2017 (UTC)