Dutch Raid on North America
| Dutch Raid on North America | |||||||
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| Part of Franco-Dutch War and Third Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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England France | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest Anthony Colve Jacob Binckes |
Richard Munden John Manning | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Initially 6 vessels (115 guns) and 586 men |
Munden's Squadron 4 warships (174–184 guns) 2 fireships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 vessels captured or destroyed | |||||||
The Dutch Raid on North America took place from December 1672 to February 1674 during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, a related conflict of the Franco-Dutch War. A naval expedition led by Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest and Jacob Binckes attacked English and French possessions in North America.
Evertsen originally planned to attack the homeward-bound convoy of the English East India Company, but abandoned the idea when his ships were intercepted by a superior Royal Navy squadron off Cape Verde. After linking up with Binckes, their combined force instead attacked the Americas intending to inflict as much damage as possible.
Although they recaptured the former Dutch colony of New Netherland, it was returned to England under the terms of the Treaty of Westminster (1674). The raid marks the end of direct Dutch influence in colonial North America.