The Peace of Breda, or Treaty of Breda was signed in the Dutch city of Breda, on 31 July 1667. It consisted of three separate treaties between England and each of its opponents in the Second Anglo-Dutch War: the Dutch Republic, France, and Denmark–Norway. It also included a separate Anglo-Dutch commercial agreement.
Contemporary engraving of the signing of the peace at Breda Castle
The Dutch suffered a serious defeat at Lowestoft, in June 1665 but the English were unable to take advantage
The June Raid on the Medway brought a quick end to negotiations but Charles never forgot the humiliation
War of Devolution; French forces besiege Kortrijk in the Spanish Netherlands
Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has
185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it is the ninth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg. It is equidistant between Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Docks in the city centre
Haultpenne's soldiers vent their fury upon the citizens of Breda in 1581
The Surrender of Breda, by Diego Velázquez.
Polish soldiers welcomed by the residents of Breda, 1944
