What the records say
- When
- 3 Aug 1640 – 14 Jan 1641
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 2.19° N, 102.25° E
- Description
- 1640 Dutch conquest of Malacca
Siege of Malacca (1640–1641)
Dutch siege against Portugal in Malaysia
The siege of Malacca was initiated by the Dutch East India Company and their local ally, Johor, against Portuguese Malacca. It ended with a Portuguese surrender and, according to Portugal, the deaths of thousands of Portuguese individuals. The roots of the conflict began in the late 16th century when the Dutch arrived in the vicinity of Malacca.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Malacca concludes with the Dutch East India Company ending Portuguese control of Malacca”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Июнь 1640—14 января 1641 — осада и взятие голландским флотом португальской крепости Малакка”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page