Historical place archive

New Amsterdam in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at New Amsterdam in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1664–1664

Historical events in New Amsterdam

1664

8 September 1664
Articles of Surrender
Johannes de Decker · Conquest of New Netherland

Represents Dutch civic authority during the surrender negotiations with the English.

8 September 1664
Surrender of New Amsterdam
Peter Stuyvesant · Conquest of New Netherland

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

Provenance

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