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England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England.
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Treaty of Westminster (1674)
Treaty ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War
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Third Anglo-Dutch War
Part of the Anglo-Dutch Wars and Franco-Dutch War (1672–1674)
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Dutch settlement (1624–1664)
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