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New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige) [1] was a colony of the Swedish Empire along the lower reaches of the Delaware River between 1638 and 1655 in present-day Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in the United States. [2]
- Realm of Sweden
The Era of the Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness...
- New Sweden, Maine
New Sweden is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United...
- Conquest
Conquest of New Sweden. In September 1655, Dutch soldiers...
- Realm of Sweden
Jul 20, 1998 · New Sweden, only Swedish colony in America, established by the New Sweden Company in March 1638 and captured by the Dutch in 1655. The first expedition, including both Swedes and Dutchmen, was commanded by Peter Minuit, who purchased land from the Indians and named the settlement Fort Christina.
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New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige, Finnish: Uusi-Ruotsi) was a Swedish colony in North America that existed from 1638 through 1655. [1] It was in the modern day states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Its capital was Fort Christina, modern-day Wilmington.
New Sweden is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 577 at the 2020 census. [2] History. Starting in 1870, a Swedish-immigrant colony was established by the State of Maine in Aroostook County.
Conquest of New Sweden. In September 1655, Dutch soldiers from New Netherland under the command of Peter Stuyvesant conquered the Delaware River colony of New Sweden. Under the terms of surrender the Swedish settlements were incorporated into the Dutch colony.
- September 1655
- Dutch victory
- New Sweden
- Dutch annexation of New Sweden
New Sweden was smaller than its neighbors – the English and Dutch – as the colony only saw 600 individuals who had mainly traveled from Sweden and Finland in its short seventeen years of existence. A handful of colonists from Estonia, Germany, and Denmark also settled in the region.
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Jul 25, 2017 · Painting of the Kalmar Nyckel, a Dutch-built armed merchant ship famed for carrying Swedish settlers to North America in 1638 to establish the colony of New Sweden.
