battle, early modern
Reconquest of New Netherland
Reconquest of New Netherland was a battle fought in 1673 at New York City, in what is now New York, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at New York City. It was part of Third Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1674. The recorded result: Dutch victory; Dutch recapture of New Netherland. Recorded strength: 9 ships; 600 men against 100 soldiers, and fortifications of Fort James.
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Where it sits in Third Anglo-Dutch War
Record
| Date | 1673 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | New York City, New York, United States 40.713N, 74.006W | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 9 ships; 600 men | 100 soldiers, and fortifications of Fort James |
| Casualties and losses | None | 100 prisoners, deaths unknown. |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Golden Hill 1770, 0.5 km S
- Battle of Paulus Hook 1779, 2.9 km W
- Landing at Kip's Bay 1776, 3.7 km NE
- Battle of Long Island 1776, 5.7 km S
- Battle of Bull's Ferry 1780, 8.5 km N
In the same war
- Before: Second Battle of Schooneveld 14 June 1673
- After: Battle of Ronas Voe 14 March 1674
- All 4 engagements of Third Anglo-Dutch War
Elsewhere in 1673
- Battle of Khotyn Ukraine
- Siege of Maastricht Netherlands
- Battle of Texel Netherlands
- Siege of Bonn in 1673 Germany
- First battle of Schooneveld Netherlands
Reconquest of New Netherland is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (57 in New York).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q120866407, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Reconquest of New Netherland, revision 1370706537, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.