Peach War
The Peach War, sometimes called the Peach Tree War, was a one-day occupation of New Amsterdam on September 15, 1655, by several hundred Munsee, followed by raids on Staten Island and Pavonia. 40 colonists were killed and over 100, mostly women and children, were taken captive.
| Peach War | |||||
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| Part of American Indian Wars | |||||
An approximation of the borders of New Netherland and New Sweden, c. 1650. | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Munsee | |||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Unknown |
Peter Stuyvesant Cornelis van Tienhoven | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 500 | Unknown | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Unknown | 40 deaths; 100 hostages taken | ||||
| New Netherland series |
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| Exploration |
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| Settlements: |
| The Patroon System |
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| People of New Netherland |
| Flushing Remonstrance |
The cause of the Peach War has been the subject of debate. The armed protest and raids may have been triggered by the murder of a Munsee woman who was stealing peaches from the orchard of Dutch colonist Hendrick van Dyck. Many historians, however, have speculated that the Peach War was orchestrated by the Susquehannock in response to the Dutch attack on New Sweden.
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