English conquest of New Netherland

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The English conquest of New Netherland was the 1664 seizure of the Dutch colony in North America by English forces, leading to its renaming as New York and a major shift in colonial power on the Atlantic seaboard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century conflict
historical event
military conquest
affected Dutch settlers in New Netherland
Indigenous peoples of the region
authorizedBy Charles II of England
cause English claims to territory between New England and Virginia
English desire to control strategic harbor of New Amsterdam
competition for Atlantic trade routes
changedPoliticalStatusOf New Amsterdam
New Netherland
commandedBy Richard Nicolls
consequence decline of Dutch colonial presence on the mid-Atlantic coast
expansion of English colonial territory in North America
renaming of New Amsterdam to New York
renaming of New Netherland to Province of New York
shift in colonial power on the Atlantic seaboard
country Kingdom of England
describedBySource Dutch West India Company correspondence
contemporary English colonial records
endTime 1664
followedBy Treaty of Breda (1667)
surface form: 1667 Treaty of Breda

English administration of Province of New York
hasPart English naval expedition under Richard Nicolls
capitulation of Director-General Peter Stuyvesant
surrender of New Amsterdam
location Manhattan Island
New Amsterdam
New Netherland
North America
newNameOfTerritory Province of New York
opponent Dutch Republic
Dutch West India Company
surface form: West India Company
orderedBy Duke of York
surface form: James, Duke of York
participant Duke of York
surface form: James, Duke of York

Peter Stuyvesant
Richard Nicolls
partOf Anglo-Dutch colonial rivalry
pointInTime 1664
precededBy New Netherland
surface form: Dutch administration of New Netherland
relatedTo Second Anglo-Dutch War
result English victory
surrender of New Netherland to England
significantPlace Fort Amsterdam
Hudson River
Long Island
Staten Island
startTime 1664

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Beverwijck causeOfDisestablishment English conquest of New Netherland
New York Colony importantEvent English conquest of New Netherland
English forces under Richard Nicolls notableOperation English conquest of New Netherland
this entity surface form: seizure of New Amsterdam
Second Anglo-Dutch War territorialChange English conquest of New Netherland
this entity surface form: Cession of New Netherland to England
Anglo-Dutch relations relatedTo English conquest of New Netherland
this entity surface form: Dutch–English rivalry in North America
Richard Nicolls notableWork English conquest of New Netherland
this entity surface form: Capture of New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam period associatedEvent English conquest of New Netherland