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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 23:21, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

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Siege of Galle (1640)[edit]

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  • ... that high casualty rates among Dutch troops during the Siege of Galle (1640), gave rise to the proverb "Gold in Malacca, lead in Galle"?

Created by Nishadhi (talk). Self nominated at 18:43, 31 August 2013 (UTC).

  • This substantial and impressive article qualifies for DYK under the newness and length criteria. The hook fact is sourced to a book and is accepted in good faith. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:11, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
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