Capture of New Amsterdam

In 1664, the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was attacked and taken by the English, who renamed the city New York.
Over the next century the population of New York grew, and it had become the largest city in the newly independent United States of America by 1790. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac)
Category:Conflicts
Category:English conflicts
Category:Dutch conflicts
Category:17th century Earth-based conflicts
Category:American conflicts