Talk:Swaanendael (The British Ain't Coming)

Reasons for Survival of Swaanendael
Without any of the British colonial charters, the Dutch could found colonies all the way down to OTL North Carolina. The absence of the Maryland Charter and surrender of New Netherland meant that the Dutch could keep trying to settle the area, combined with better regional power. As said before, there are no British colonists to settle the Delmarva Peninsula before the Dutch can assert their claims there. Also, Swaanendael is located at a strategic point at the mouth of Godijn (Delaware) Bay, along with Cape May. This means that the Dutch may have more of a reason to settle the area, perhaps to defend against French, Swedish, or Spanish attackers. -- Orange (→My wall!←) 17:30, July 24, 2016 (UTC)