Dutch Recapture of New York (August 1673)

Timeline

1. 1673Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay · Atlantic OceanEvertsen led Dutch warships north from the Caribbean, capturing several outposts in Virginia along the way, with the target being New York, the core city of New Netherland taken by the English in 1664.
2. 1673Fort New York · New YorkDutch ships arrived in New York harbor; English Governor Francis Lovelace, short on forces, opened the gates after brief negotiations, and the Dutch occupied Manhattan with little resistance.
3. 1673–1674New Netherland and New Jersey · Northeastern United StatesThe city was renamed New Orange and Anthony Colve appointed governor; the Dutch simultaneously controlled New Jersey and Delaware but had to return them to England under the 1674 Treaty of Westminster.