The siege of Malacca of 1606[1] was a military engagement between a Dutch force commanded by Cornelis Matelief and the Portuguese commander André Furtado de Mendonça.
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 Battle for Malacca between the VOC fleet and the Portuguese, 1606. | |||||||
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The small Portuguese garrison managed to hold out and stop any Dutch direct attacks on the city until additional reinforcements led by Martim Afonso de Castro arrived,[1] which caused the Dutch to retreat from the siege. After they retreated, they were again defeated by the Portuguese at the Battle of Cape Rachado.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lach, D. F.; Van Kley, E. J. (1998). Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 3: Southeast Asia. University of Chicago Press. p. 1113.
...on April 29, 1606. André Furtado de Mendoça (1558-1610), the captain of Malacca, has only 180 soldiers and Japanese auxiliaries to defend the city against the 14,000 which encircle it on land and sea. Despite these overwhelming odds, Malacca holds out for just short of four months until relieved by an armada which arrives from India under the command of Viceroy Dom Martim Afonso de Castro.
- ^ Stevens, W. (2009). History of Sea Power. Germany: Bod Third Party Titles. p. 113. ISBN 9783861950998.
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