The Treaty of Westminster was the peace treaty that ended the Third Anglo-Dutch War. It was signed on February 19, 1674. A peace treaty is an agreement (a peace treaty) between two hostile parties, usually countries or governments, that formally ends a war or armed conflict. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ...

England was forced to sign the treaty as Parliament would not allow more money to be spent on the war. The English were dismayed by the unexpected fact that Dutch raiders managed to capture more English ships (over 550) than vice versa and that New Amsterdam had been retaken by the Dutch in 1673. As such, it can easily be seen as an English defeat, as they had started the war, and the Dutch managed to make the war so costly that the English had to withdraw. New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) was the name of the 17th century town which grew outside of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island in the New Netherland territory (1614–1674) which was situated between 38 and 42 degrees latitude as a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic since 1624. ... 1673 (MDCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The treaty stipulated that New Netherland would henceforth be an English possession and that Suriname, captured by the Dutch in 1667, would remain their colony, legalising the status quo of 1667. Map based on Adriaen Blocks 1614 expedition to New Netherland, featuring the first use of the name. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ...

See also

• History of New York City
• List of treaties

// Main article: History of New York City (prehistory-1664) Prehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. ... This is a chronological list of international treaties, agreements, peaces, etc. ...

External links

• WHKMLA - The Third Anglo-Dutch War 1672-1674
• 1911 Encyclopedia - Malay Archipelago
• 1911 Encyclopedia - Long Island
• History of the Netherlands