Dutch Raid on North America

Dutch Raid on North America
Part of Franco-Dutch War and Third Anglo-Dutch War
Date December 1672 to February 1674 Location Caribbean and North America Result Dutch Victory Dutch reconquest of New Netherland Large damage to English colonies in the Americas
Belligerents
Dutch Republic Zeeland Holland	England  France
Commanders and leaders
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[1]

The Dutch Raid on North America^[a] 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.

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