Treaty of Breda (1667)
The Treaty of Breda was a peace treaty signed in July 1667 at Breda, in the Dutch Republic, that ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Its details are drawn from general knowledge and had not been checked against a specific source.
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Background and signing
The Treaty of Breda was a peace treaty signed in July 1667 at Breda, in the Dutch Republic. It ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Terms of the treaty
Under the treaty, England kept New Amsterdam, which it had seized in 1664 and renamed New York. The Dutch kept Suriname and gained the Banda Islands in the East Indies. The treaty also gave England the Dutch-held territory of Run, a tiny island in the Banda group, which was a notable trade concession in the spice islands.
Historians often describe the treaty as part of a broader settlement. They note that the Dutch kept Suriname partly because England valued New York more.
Verifying the details
The account above was written from general knowledge and was not checked against a specific source. Exact dates and wording should be confirmed against a reference such as the Encyclopaedia Britannica or a university history text before use in a publication.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (suggested reference for checking dates and wording; no specific entry was cited) Added by the author.