Did Ceylon's loss end the Dutch Empire?

Was the capture of Ceylon the death knell of the Dutch Empire?

The empire survived for more than a century, but the loss made it far less independent and more dependent on stronger European powers.

Dutch colonial possessions lasted well beyond the campaign, including into the post-Second World War era. Ceylon's loss was therefore not the literal end of the empire. It did, however, expose a new dependence on stronger powers: Britain could threaten overseas possessions, while France, Prussia, and later Germany constrained the Netherlands in Europe. Dutch rulers could continue imperial administration but no longer set its strategic terms with the same freedom. The years 1795-96 mark a loss of independent great-power agency rather than a precise date of imperial extinction.