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Stuyvesant, Peter
- A notoriously hot-tempered governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. In 1664, he surrendered it to the English, who renamed it New York .
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Stuyvesant's most familiar feature was his artificial right leg, fitted with silver ornaments.
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Example Sentences
Peter Stuyvesant made many improvements in the city of New Amsterdam.
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Then there were more shouts, and more booming of cannon, and the name of Peter Stuyvesant was on every tongue.
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The colony was unable to hold its own against the Dutch, and surrendered in 1655 to an expedition led by Peter Stuyvesant.
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So called because its main street ran through the farm or bouwery of Peter Stuyvesant.
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The reply of the grand council to Peter Stuyvesant was couched in the coolest and most diplomatic language.
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