27 August 1664
Expedition to New Netherland
Arrives with the royal commissioners before the peaceful surrender of New Amsterdam.
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Arrives with the royal commissioners before the peaceful surrender of New Amsterdam.
Takes Fort Amsterdam as the Dutch colony passes to English control.
Receives the surrender of New Amsterdam and begins English rule over New Netherland.
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