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

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.

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