Talk:Second Battle of Guararapes

Intro: utter nonsense
The second battle of Guararapes did not end Dutch occupation of Portuguese Brazil. Who makes this stuff up? It's completely unsourced and untrue. The Portuguese won the battle, and retook some territory, but Dutch military forces continued to hold out in significant enclaves, and neither surrendered not took flight. Dutch ships maintained control of Brazil's waters until about 1652. Dutch insurrection and occupation gradually petered out between 1652 and 1654, primarily due to diversion of Dutch resources by the first Anglo-Dutch war. The Portuguese eventually forced Dutch forces to a truce, called the Treaty of Taborda in 1654, but even that was intended to be temporary, until the Dutch crown could act. Dutch forces didn't actually evacuate until 1654. Dutch claims to Brazil weren't abandoned until the formal Treaty of the Hague (1661). Sbalfour (talk) 00:43, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Edited lead for accuracy
I have edited the lead, citing Charles R. Boxer's classic history of the Dutch in Brazil on the second battle. The Dutch remained in Brazil a few more years, but the battle did have an impact on the Dutch understanding of Portuguese capabilities in warfare. Amuseclio (talk) 18:53, 23 May 2017 (UTC)Amuseclio