English forces under Richard Nicolls

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English forces under Richard Nicolls were the 17th-century Royal Navy and army contingent that seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, leading to the English control and renaming of the city as New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy and Army contingent
military force
allegiance Charles II of England
captured Manhattan
surface form: New Amsterdam
capturedFrom Dutch Republic
Dutch West India Company
commander Richard Nicolls
commandStructure under authority of the Duke of York
conflict Second Anglo-Dutch War
country Kingdom of England
dateOfOperation 1664
ensured continuation of property rights for Dutch settlers
religious freedom for Dutch Reformed Church in New York
followedBy English colonial administration of New York
grantedTermsTo Dutch inhabitants of New Amsterdam
historicalSignificance contributed to decline of Dutch colonial power in North America
initiated permanent English control over New York
location Manhattan Island
Manhattan
surface form: New Amsterdam

New Netherland
namedAfter Richard Nicolls
negotiatedWith Peter Stuyvesant
notableOperation English conquest of New Netherland
surface form: seizure of New Amsterdam
operatedBy Stuart monarchy
opposedBy Dutch colonial garrison of New Amsterdam
partOf English Army
Royal Navy
predecessorControl Dutch control of New Amsterdam
relatedEvent charter of New York to the Duke of York
result English control of New Amsterdam
renaming of New Amsterdam as New York
transfer of New Netherland to English rule
successorControl Province of New York
surface form: English Province of New York
supportedBy English fleet
theaterOfOperations Atlantic coast of North America
North America
timePeriod 17th century
typeOfAction amphibious operation
bloodless surrender negotiation
used artillery
infantry troops
warships
year 1664

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Fort Amsterdam capturedBy English forces under Richard Nicolls