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== Jan Kompanie ==
== Jan Kompanie ==

I believe that there is no actual evidence to support that Jan Kompanie ever existed or that De Rutyer met him in Africa. Do we have a source for what is written in the article? [[User:DavidDijkgraaf|DavidDijkgraaf]] ([[User talk:DavidDijkgraaf|talk]]) 22:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
I believe that there is no actual evidence to support that Jan Kompanie ever existed or that De Rutyer met him in Africa. Do we have a source for what is written in the article? [[User:DavidDijkgraaf|DavidDijkgraaf]] ([[User talk:DavidDijkgraaf|talk]]) 22:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

== Requested move 27 August 2024 ==
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The result of the move request was: '''page moved''' to De Ruyter's expedition to West Africa per consensus below. [[User:DrKay|DrKay]] ([[User talk:DrKay|talk]]) 09:18, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
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[[:Expedition to West Africa (1664-1665)]] → {{no redirect|Dutch expedition to West Africa}} – There are no other articles entitled [[Expedition to West Africa]], but it may be good to add "Dutch" for topic clarity here. Some other title entirely may be better (the article cites only a single source in Dutch). The date range (especially with a hyphen) is probably not the best choice. —⁠ ⁠[[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 23:21, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

:This is a Dutch expedition. Not sure why it should be called an English expedition? [[User:DavidDijkgraaf|DavidDijkgraaf]] ([[User talk:DavidDijkgraaf|talk]]) 23:51, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
::Sorry, I misread the opening sentence (which contained "England launched an expedition to conquer Dutch forts"). I've changed "English" to "Dutch". —⁠ ⁠[[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 00:09, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
:::''De Ruyter's Expedition to West Africa'' might be a better name. I will try to look into the historiography when I have some time [[User:DavidDijkgraaf|DavidDijkgraaf]] ([[User talk:DavidDijkgraaf|talk]]) 16:01, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
::::Or ''De Ruyter Expedition to West Africa''. I'm open to suggestions. —⁠ ⁠[[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 16:40, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
*'''Support''' per nomination. There is indeed no need for the parenthetical qualifier "(1664-1665)".&nbsp;—[[User:Roman Spinner|'''Roman Spinner''']] <small>[[User talk:Roman Spinner|(talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Roman Spinner|contribs)]]</small> 22:58, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
*'''Support''' "De Ruyter's expedition to West Africa". [[User:Srnec|Srnec]] ([[User talk:Srnec|talk]]) 01:14, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 28 December 2024

Jan Kompanie

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I believe that there is no actual evidence to support that Jan Kompanie ever existed or that De Rutyer met him in Africa. Do we have a source for what is written in the article? DavidDijkgraaf (talk) 22:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 27 August 2024

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: page moved to De Ruyter's expedition to West Africa per consensus below. DrKay (talk) 09:18, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Expedition to West Africa (1664-1665) → Dutch expedition to West Africa – There are no other articles entitled Expedition to West Africa, but it may be good to add "Dutch" for topic clarity here. Some other title entirely may be better (the article cites only a single source in Dutch). The date range (especially with a hyphen) is probably not the best choice. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 23:21, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is a Dutch expedition. Not sure why it should be called an English expedition? DavidDijkgraaf (talk) 23:51, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I misread the opening sentence (which contained "England launched an expedition to conquer Dutch forts"). I've changed "English" to "Dutch". —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 00:09, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
De Ruyter's Expedition to West Africa might be a better name. I will try to look into the historiography when I have some time DavidDijkgraaf (talk) 16:01, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Or De Ruyter Expedition to West Africa. I'm open to suggestions. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:40, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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