Claim: Albany, New York, was settled after the American War for Independence.
Evidence: In 1664 the English took over the Dutch settlements , renaming the city as Albany , in honor of the then Duke of Albany , the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland.
The American Revolutionary War -LRB- 17751783 -RRB- , also known as the American War of Independence , was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies , which declared independence as the United States of America.