States-General charters the Dutch West India CompanyJun 3, 1621Labels: States-General, Dutch WestLibrary CongressYale Avalon
WIC establishes New Netherland as a company colonyJan 1, 1623Labels: New Netherland, Dutch WestBritannicaNew Amsterdam
WIC captures Salvador da Bahia in BrazilMay 8, 1624Labels: Salvador, Dutch WestCapture BahiaBritannica
Iberian forces retake Salvador da BahiaMay 1, 1625Labels: Salvador, Iberian expeditionRecapture BahiaCapture Bahia
Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan for WIC settlementMay 15, 1626Labels: Peter Minuit, ManhattanBritannicaMCNY
Piet Heyn seizes a Spanish treasure fleetSep 8, 1628Labels: Piet Heyn, Spanish treasureBritannicaPiet Hein
WIC issues patroon charter to accelerate colonizationJun 7, 1629Labels: Charter of, Patroon systemLibrary CongressCharter Freedoms
WIC conquers Pernambuco, starting “Dutch Brazil”Mar 3, 1630Labels: Pernambuco, Dutch BrazilSiege RecifeBritannica
WIC occupies Curaçao as a strategic Caribbean hubAug 21, 1634Labels: Cura ao, Dutch WestFort AmsterdamBritannica
John Maurice begins governing Dutch BrazilJan 1, 1637Labels: John Maurice, Dutch BrazilJohn MauriceBritannica
Portuguese revolt begins in Pernambuco against WICMay 15, 1645Labels: Pernambuco, Insurrection ofInsurrectionTabocas
Portuguese victories at Guararapes weaken Dutch BrazilFeb 19, 1649Labels: Guararapes, Portuguese forcesGuararapesInsurrection
WIC capitulates in Brazil and loses RecifeJan 1, 1654Labels: Recife, Dutch WestBritannicaInsurrection
English seize New Amsterdam, ending Dutch ruleSep 8, 1664Labels: New Amsterdam, English expeditionNew AmsterdamAnglo Dutch
Articles of surrender formalize transfer of New NetherlandSep 29, 1664Labels: Articles of, New NetherlandSurrender ArticlesConquest