The English Period The British claimed a right to the prosperous colony of New Netherland, stating that it had been part of John Cabot’s discoveries in 1498, over a hundred years before Henry Hudson’s discovery. The Netherlands, fearing an attack, formed an alliance with France against Great Britain in 1660.
The British Conquest
1664
In March of 1664, King Charles II annexed New Netherland. He granted the colony to his brother, the Duke of York and Albany. The Duke funded a naval attack on New Netherland. On 8 September 1664, Pieter Stuyvesant surrendered Fort Amsterdam to the British. It was during this time that New Netherland was renamed New York, Fort Orange became Albany, Wildwyck (Esopus) became Kingston, and New Amsterdam became New York City.
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