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Surrender of New Amsterdam

Netherlands · Warfare / Conquest of New Netherland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1664Date range
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Chronological records

1664

Peter Stuyvesant8 September 1664

New Amsterdam · Warfare / Conquest of New Netherland

Surrenders New Amsterdam to Richard Nicolls after English ships enter the harbour.

Names involved

Peter Stuyvesant

Provenance

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