Recapture of Fort Zeelandia (1667) 1667
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 13 October 1667 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1667 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Suriname | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | South America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Second Anglo-Dutch War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 5.8252, -55.1499 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Recapture of Fort Zeelandia or the Seizure of Fort Zeelandia was a minor military action on 13 October, 1667 at the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in which an English force under command of Rear Admiral Sir John Harman assaulted and took by force the Dutch settlement and fortress of Zeelandia (present day Paramaribo) under Maurits de Rame. The English occupied the area but only for a short while as news of the peace of Breda arrived. The Dutch had captured the Zeelandia earlier in the year, and the English recapture was the last battle before the war's end between England and the Dutch Republic.
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