Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern portion of the colony and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. The uprising took place in the aftermath of England's Glorious Revolution and the 1689 Boston revolt in the Dominion of New England, which had included New York. The rebellion reflected colonial resentment against the policies of deposed King JamesĀ II.
Engraved depiction of militia members signing Leisler's declaration
Francis Nicholson
Nineteenth-century engraving depicting Nicholson's councilors tryting to quiet the rebellion
Statue of Jacob Leisler in New Rochelle, New York.
The Province of New York was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America from 1664 to 1783.
The Van Bergen farm near Albany, New York in 1733