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Q: Who was Colonel Richard Nicolls?
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When was Richard Nicolls born?

Richard Nicolls was born in 1624.


When did Richard Waldron - Colonel - die?

Richard Waldron - Colonel - died on 1730-11-03.


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The cast of For Valour - 1912 includes: James Gordon as The Colonel Richard Neill as Rat Brunton Laura Sawyer as Rosie Webster


Was Colonel Sanders a real colonel?

No. He was awarded the title "Kentucky Colonel" in 1935 because of the chicken he cooked. He then decided to call himself Colonel Sanders.


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Colonel Callan's birth name is Giorgiou, Kostas.

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What is Richard nicolls named after?

Richard Nicolls.


When was Richard Nicolls born?

Richard Nicolls was born in 1624.


When did Richard Nicolls die?

Richard Nicolls died on 1672-05-28.


Is Richard nicolls delancy nicolls?

who are Richard nicholls and delancy nicholls? and if you want my opinion, i think no


When was Richard Nicolls governor of New York?

He was the first governor


How did Richard Nicolls become governor of New York?

iN 1664, Colonel Richard Nicolls led a fleet of four warships, carrying 450 soldiers, that sailed into the harbor of New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) and demanded the surrender of the entire colony of New Netherlands (which included settlements along the Hudson River up to Albany and elsewhere). It was a surprise attack and New Amsterdam was not prepared to fight, with only 150 soldiers of their own, plus Nicolls offered the people of New Amsterdam the same rights as English citizens if they surrendered without a fight. Nicolls was acting on behalf of the Duke of York in England, which is why the colony was renamed New York. In return for Nicolls' successful conquest, he was named Governor of the colony of New York.


Who is the governor of New Netherland?

Richard Nicolls, 1664-1668


Why did Peter Stuyvesant get sent to New Amsterdam?

Peter Stuyvesant, Director-General of New Netherland, surrendered to the British because he did not have the support of the colonists. They preferred the lenient terms of Colonel Richard Nicolls to the authoritarian expectations of Stuyvesant.


Who was the first british governor of new york?

Colonel Richard Nicolls 1664 -1668. New York was given to James Duke of York by his brother Charles II after the Dutch ceded their colony of New Amsterdam upon losing the Second Dutch War.


When was Richard Waldron - Colonel - born?

Richard Waldron - Colonel - was born in 1650.


When did Richard Waldron - Colonel - die?

Richard Waldron - Colonel - died on 1730-11-03.


What nicknames does Ryan Nicolls go by?

Ryan Nicolls goes by Nix.