British Recovery of New York (1674)

Name: British Recovery of New York (1674)
Start: 1674

Type Event Region North America Time 1674

After the 1674 Treaty of Westminster required colonies restored to pre-war status, the Dutch formally handed New Netherland back to England in Novemb…

Timeline

1674Westminster · EnglandArticle VI confirmed both sides restoring colonial possessions to their status before February 1672; New Netherland was understood as its condition before the 1664 British occupation, which in practice meant returning it to Britain.
1674Fort New York (Fort Amsterdam / Fort James) · New YorkDutch governor Anthony Colve handed the city over to British forces, the city resumed the British name 'New York,' and the British colony of New York was finally established within the framework of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.

Sources

Recapture of New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recapture_of_New_York