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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-05 · 18 entries checked · 13 flagged · 26 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 26 still open
Eighty Years' War — The claim that the Twelve Years' Truce formally recognized the independence of the Dutch Republic is incorrect; it only treated the Republic as a free state for the duration of the truce, with formal recognition coming in 1648.
Eighty Years' War — The claim that the peace was promulgated on the 80th anniversary of the execution of the Counts of Egmont and Horne is incorrect; the executions were on June 5, 1568, and the peace was promulgated on May 15, 1648, not June 5.
European wars of religion — The Thirty Years' War killed one third of Germany's population: modern estimates generally range from 15–30%, not a precise one-third, and stating it as a definitive fact is an overstatement.
First Carlist War — The claim that the First Carlist War involved more combatants than the Spanish War of Independence is incorrect; the Spanish War of Independence involved far larger armies.
First Carlist War — The claim that the war killed about 5% of Spain’s 1833 population is an exaggeration; most estimates place deaths at 0.8%–1.6% of the population.
First Fitna — The entry states the war's origins go back to the assassination of the second Rashidun caliph, Umar. This is misleading; the First Fitna's direct origins are typically traced to the assassination of the third caliph, Uthman, not Umar.
First Fitna — The entry says 'Aisha, Talha, and Zubayr led the first opposition to Ali. They claimed Ali had not made prosecuting Uthman’s killers a priority and rebelled to demand a new elective council.' While they did demand justice for Uthman, the demand for a new elect
Fourth Fitna — Al-Ma'mun was not the elder of the two brothers; al-Amin was the elder, born in AH 170 (786/7) while al-Ma'mun was born six months later in AH 170 (787).
Franco-Dutch War — The Rampjaar refers to the entire year 1672, not just May, and the stabilization occurred later, with the Dutch flooding the water defenses in June 1672, not by late July.
Franco-Dutch War — The Dutch did not regain all territory lost; France retained parts of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, and the Dutch Republic itself largely recovered its own territory but the claim 'all territory lost' is misleading.
French and Indian Wars — The entry states that the French and Indian Wars 'sometimes also involved Spanish and Dutch forces.' The Dutch were not a significant belligerent in these wars; the Dutch Republic was not directly involved in the North American conflicts of 1688–1763 against F
French and Indian Wars — The entry claims that the outcome included 'France ceded Canada and Louisiana.' While France ceded Canada to Britain, it ceded Louisiana to Spain, not to Britain.
German Peasants' War — The claim that 'around 20 veterans of the war became leading figures in the Anabaptist movement' is an unverifiable or invented statistic, not supported by established historical canon.
German Peasants' War — The statement that the revolt 'briefly flared up again in several cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy' after being crushed in Germany is misleading, as Swiss uprisings are not typically described as a continuation of the German Peasants' War.
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