Renaissance · Southeast Asia · War

1641

Dutch Capture Malacca

January 14, 1641

After a seven-month siege, Dutch VOC forces stormed the Portuguese fortress of Malacca, ending a century of Portuguese control over the straits between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. The Dutch now commanded the choke point of Indian Ocean trade and added another jewel to their spice empire, though the fortress they inherited was badly damaged and the city never fully recovered.

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Before and after in Southeast Asia

Before: 1623: Amboyna Massacre
After: 1656: Narai Crowned King of Ayutthaya

Before and after in War

Before: 1638: Siege of Baghdad by the Ottomans
After: August 22, 1642: English Civil War Begins

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Dutch Malacca