Treaty of Westminster (1674)

Timeline

1. 1673–1674London · EnglandDefeat at the Battle of Texel, rising war costs, and domestic anti-war sentiment prompted Charles II's government to seek a separate peace with the Netherlands, escaping obligations to France under the Treaty of Dover.
2. 1674Westminster · EnglandThe treaty provided for both sides to restore territories and colonies to their pre-1672 status, mutual return of captured ships and goods, payment by the Netherlands of eight million guilders in war indemnities to Britain, and confirmation of the framework of the Treaty of Breda.
3. 1674North America and the West Indies · AtlanticUnder the treaty's 'restore pre-war status' principle, in November 1674 the Netherlands formally returned New Netherland (New York) to Britain, and colonies such as Suriname were exchanged as agreed, fully ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War.