On September 8, 1664, Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch Director-General, signed over the deeds for New Amsterdam to Britain. He had no choice in the matter because the colonists would not rally for warfare.

Peter Stuyvesant was a peppery and determined authoritarian, not generally liked during his term of office, 1647-1664. While serving the Dutch in combat elsewhere, he lost his leg to a cannonball, which was replaced with a wooden one, the leg that is. The loss probably did nothing to improve his temper.

The British got the property which was desireable for commercial shipping to Britain. After the big day, the name of the port was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, King Charles II’s brother.

No Rhinos were present that We know of.