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Siege of Fort Christina
Part of the Conquest of New Sweden

Evacuation of Fort Christina by Cady, Henry Newell
Date1655
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Result Dutch victory
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The Siege of Fort Christina (Swedish: Belägring av Fort Christina, Dutch: Belegering van Fort Christina) was a Dutch siege of Fort Christina during the Conquest of New Sweden in 1655. The siege ended in the Swedish defenders capitulating and the Dutch capturing the fort.