Albany, New York, was settled after the American War for Independence.
In 1664 the English took over the Dutch settlements , renaming the city as Albany , in honor of the then Duke of Albany , the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland .	Duke of Albany	Duke of Albany	Scotland	Scotland	Albany	Albany County, New York	English	Kingdom of England	James II of England and James VII of Scotland	James II of England
The American Revolutionary War -LRB- 17751783 -RRB- , also known as the American War of Independence , was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies , which declared independence as the United States of America .	American	United States	Great Britain	Kingdom of Great Britain	United States	Patriot (American Revolution)	thirteen of its North American colonies	Thirteen Colonies	United States of America	United States of America
