Talk:Reconquest of New Netherland

The 350 year commemoration of this event is on 9 August 2023

We would almost forget, but the opportunity to commemorate the recapture of New Amstrdam is very near. The fort was surrendered on 9 August 1673 (N.S., though it is usually remembered by the Old Style (Julian calendar) date of 30 July 1673, as this was the calendar used by the English). As currently everybody (even the British) uses the Gregorian calendar, the correct date for the commemoration would be 9 August, however. Ereunetes (talk) 22:59, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by TSventon (talk) 19:32, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that on 9 August 1673 (N.S.) , so 350 years ago, a Dutch naval squadron reconquered New York from the English, and that the Dutch held on to New Netherland under the name New Orange for another year under governor Anthony Colve? Source: Shomette, Donald G.; Haslach, Robert D. (1988). Raid on America: The Dutch Naval campaign of 1672-1674. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0788422454. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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  • Comment: I'd like to suggest an alternate hook that's a bit more concise;

ALT1:.. that on 9 August 1673 (N.S.), a Dutch naval squadron reconquered New York from the English, and that the Dutch held on to New Netherland until its return to the English at the Treaty of Westminster (1674)? Maximilian775 (talk)

ALT2:.. that on 9 August 1673 (N.S.), a Dutch naval squadron reconquered New York from the English, and that the Dutch held on to New Netherland until the Treaty of Westminster in 1674? TSventon (talk) 19:07, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

• Comment :If the problem is the length of the hook the reference to the Treaty of Westminster could be dropped, as this stuff is in the referenced article. But then the embedded wikilink has to be restored. So I suggest the following altrernate hook:

ALT3:... that on 9 August 1673 (N.S.) a Dutch naval squadron reconquered New York from the English? Ereunetes (talk)

Created by Fxzeds (talk) and Ereunetes (talk). Nominated by Ereunetes (talk) at 17:40, 29 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Reconquest of New Netherland; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Both hook proposals are over 200 characters. Cambalachero (talk) 18:26, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
• Cambalachero hook tweaked. TSventon (talk) 19:07, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
  • Remember to review another article, too. Cambalachero (talk) 19:39, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
    • Cambalachero the nominator is Ereunetes and I believe that this is his first nomination. TSventon (talk) 20:11, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
      • This is indeed my first DYK nomination, though articles of mine have five times been mentioned in the past.Ereunetes (talk)

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• Cambalachero (talk) 18:55, 4 August 2023 (UTC)