Episode 2 of 2
Departure of the English Fleet
- When
- May 25, 1664
- Where
- Portsmouth
Colonel Richard Nicolls led an expedition from Portsmouth with four warships and three hundred soldiers.
On May 25, 1664, the English expedition set out from Portsmouth. The force consisted of four warships, led by the HMS Guinea, and approximately three hundred soldiers destined for the Dutch colony.
Sources
- Conquest of New Netherland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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