Talk:New Holland (Acadia)

Err, how do you say copycat?
This article has a great portion of it just copy-pasted from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online : http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=34124&PHPSESSID=65mr16rehjpre5pliifvsf9333&PHPSESSID=65mr16rehjpre5pliifvsf9333

I think this should be pointed out in a label.--Niptium (talk) 23:02, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

I want serious changes to this.
Two major problems with this article is that is inflates the claims of Acadia by the Dutch. They attacked two forts, not "several". They literally stayed there for a little while and then were forced to leave when the french came to attack because they knew they couldn't defend it. It did not last 4 years as it seems to indicate in the heading (1674–1678). It was a paper claim at best that was formally given up in 1678. This article seems to project that the Dutch swept in, exercised control for 4 years and only gave it up after a treaty. They never even defended the forts they had and the ones they were able to capture were none of the major forts in Acadia, but rather small outposts.

I believe this should be merged into the greater article regarding Dutch in Americas.

-Kirkoconnell (talk) 23:32, 15 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Oh, you'll get no argument from me; you'll see from the talk archives that I've advocated exactly this course of action in the past. I still believe that the primary article on the topic should be Jurriaen Aernoutsz, the military commander who actually spearheaded the incursion; some additional mention in a general Dutch in the Americas article (whatever its title is; I don't know) would also be appropriate. But we don't need this article in addition to those. Bearcat (talk) 23:56, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

I intend to rename or delete this article.
This is too similar as the article regarding Jurriaen Aernoutsz. This article also claims that the Dutch occupied Acadia, which was is not true. They took over a few towns and two forts and then left when they were attacked. This was only a small section on the remote outskits of the colony of Acadia and does not constitute an occupation. I have been cleaning up other articles that make the same claim.-Kirkoconnell (talk) 12:05, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

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