[4] The town of New York was re-christened "New Orange" and New Netherland was re-established as a Dutch colony under governor-general Anthony Colve.

)[4] Before the Second Anglo-Dutch War had even started an English fleet took over the colony New Netherland of the Dutch West India Company in 1664 in a bloodless coup in the name of the Duke of York.

After the battle the two commanders received intelligence that New York was only weakly defended and that the governor, Francis Lovelace happened to be absent.

They therefore decided opportunistically to make an attempt to recapture New Netherland, and sailed to Staten Island, where they arrived on 28 July 1673 (O.S).

[d] They brought him the latest news about the situation in New York, confirming the intelligence the Dutch commanders had previously received about the absence of governor Lovelace and the unreadiness of Fort James.

[9] Meanwhile the Dutch ships had been discovered by the English and a strong guard was set at the fort and beacons were fired to warn those who still did not know.

The Dutch landing force was then sent ashore under the command of marine captain Anthony Colve somewhat north of the town, where Broadway Street (formerly Heerenstraat) began.

When they arrived before the fort captain Manning ran up a white flag and asked for honorable terms to surrender.

The English troops consequently marched out of the gate, flags flying and drums beating, and laid down their arms in front of the fort.

There were indeed diplomatic and military interactions with Connecticut and Massachusetts, while Maryland troops sacked the small Dutch settlement of Hoerenkil in the winter of 1673/74 and the spring of 1674.

The news of this reached New Orange in May of 1674, and Colve started to make preparations for the required transfer of power, which eventually took place on 10 November 1674 (N.S.