Jurriaen Aernoutsz
Jurriaen Aernoutsz (or Aernouts) was a
The commander of the frigate Flying Horse, based at Curaçao during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, Aernoutsz was dispatched by the governor of Curaçao to fight French and English ships in the North Atlantic after the Netherlands recaptured New York City. By the time he reached New York, however, the English and the Dutch had made peace in the Treaty of Westminster — but with the Franco-Dutch War still underway, Aernoutsz met with John Rhoades and decided to attack Acadia. [1]
On August 10, 1674, Aernoutsz and the crew of the Flying Horse captured
Aernoutsz then returned to Curaçao in October, leaving Rhoades and company in Boston with orders to return to Acadia to maintain possession of the territory. Once in Acadia, Rhoades,
The Dutch continued to consider New Holland part of their colonial empire in North America, appointing
References
External links
- Roberts, 3rd, William I. (1979) [1966]. "Aernoutsz, Jurriaen". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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