Question

why did the dutch colonists let the English invaders

Answer 1

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☯️Sponsored by the West India Company, 30 families arrived in North America in 1624, establishing a settlement on present-day Manhattan. Much like English colonists in Virginia, however, the Dutch settlers did not take much of an interest in agriculture, and focused on the more lucrative fur trade.

Answer 2

The Anglo-Dutch wars (Dutch: Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen) were a series of conflicts mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England (later Great Britain). The first three occurred in the second half of the 17th century over trade and overseas colonies, while the fourth was fought a century later. Almost all the battles were naval engagements.

Anglo-Dutch Wars
Van Soest, Attack on the Medway.jpg
Dutch raid on the Medway during the second war, with the captured HMS Royal Charles right of center
Date
1652–1654
First Anglo-Dutch War
1665–1667
Second Anglo-Dutch War
1672–1674
Third Anglo-Dutch War
1780–1784
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Location
English Channel, North Sea
The Dutch were successful in the second and third clashes and maintained their mastery of the seas. However, by the time of the fourth war, the British Royal Navy had become the most powerful maritime force in the world.

There would be more battles in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, mainly won by the British, but these are generally considered to be separate conflicts