Capture of Fort Casimir | |||||||||
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Fort Casimir (later known as Fort Trinity), New Sweden | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Johan Risingh | Gerrit Bicker | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
20–30 men 1 sloop | 10–12 men | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Entire Garrison |
The Capture of Fort Casimir was a confrontation between a Swedish force of 1 sloop and 20–30 armed soldiers under Johan Risingh against the Dutch controlled Fort Casimir under Sergeant Gerrit Bicker and a garrison of 10–12 men on May 31 1654,[1] it ended with a Swedish victory and the fort was captured by Johan Risingh.