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The Dutch under Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recapture New York from the English; it is regained by the English in

The Dutch under Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recapture New York from the English; it is regained by the English in 1674

The territory which would later become the state of New Jersey was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the early seventeenth century. In 1664, at the onset of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, English forces under Richard Nicolls ousted the Dutch from control of New Netherland (present-day New York, New Jersey, and Delaware), and the territory was divided into several newly defined English colonies.

Historical Significance

The territory which would later become the state of New Jersey was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the early seventeenth century.

Events Before

  1. Isaac Newton reads his first optics paper before the Royal Society in London

    Sir Isaac Newton (4 January [O.S. 25 December] 1643 – 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and...

  2. Joan Blaeu's publishing house is destroyed by fire in Amsterdam

    Joan Blaeu's publishing house is destroyed by fire in Amsterdam

  3. France declares war on Netherlands

    The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

  4. John Maitland, administrator of Scotland for Charles II, made the Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March

    John Maitland, administrator of Scotland for Charles II, made the Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March

  5. Brandenburg monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands

    Brandenburg monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands

Events After

  1. Dutch Republic formally cedes New Netherland to England, who rename it New York

    Dutch Republic formally cedes New Netherland to England, who rename it New York

  2. English reconquer NY from Netherlands

    English reconquer NY from Netherlands

  3. Ambon earthquake and megatsunami kills at least 2322 people in the Maluku Islands (modern Indonesia), tsunami reaches he

    Ambon earthquake and megatsunami kills at least 2322 people in the Maluku Islands (modern Indonesia), tsunami reaches height of 100 meters (330 ft) [1]

  4. Dutch Republic and England sign Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War; North American colony of New Ne

    Dutch Republic and England sign Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War; North American colony of New Netherland returned to British [OS date, 02-09 NS]

  5. Netherlands and Münster sign peace treaty

    The Peace of Breda, or Treaty of Breda was signed in the Dutch city of Breda, on 31 July 1667.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on August 9, 1673?
The territory which would later become the state of New Jersey was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the early seventeenth century. In 1664, at the onset of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, English forces under Richard Nicolls ousted the Dutch from control of New Netherland (present-day New York, New Jersey, and Delaware), and the territory was divided into several newly defined English colonies.
Why is The Dutch under Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recapture New York from th... significant?
The territory which would later become the state of New Jersey was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the early seventeenth century.

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