Point of Divergence (RTL): Difference between revisions

In our timeline, the Dutch colony of New Netherland ended after it was ceded to England in 1667, following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Dutch_War 2nd Anglo-Dutch War]. In this timeline, however, the colony holds out and repels the English invasion. But how, exactly? To understand the situation, we need to go 26 years back.

To understand the situation, we need to go 26 years back. The story begins when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriaen_van_der_Donck Adriaen van der Donck], a Dutch lawyer, arrived in New Netherland in 1641. He was immediately impressed by the land, which was thickly forested, hilly, and full of wildlife in contrast with the Netherlands. He ended up spending a good portion of his life in the colony, exploring and writing about this beautiful land. He traveled back and forth multiple times between his homeland and New Netherland to promote the Dutch West India Company run-colony.