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Siege of Malacca

Siege of Malacca was a siege conducted on 3 August 1640 at Malacca, in what is now Malaysia; it lasted 5 months. It was part of the Dutch–Portuguese War, which ran from 1601 to 1661. The recorded result: Dutch–Johor victory.

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Battle for Malacca between the VOC fleet and the Portuguese, 1606.
Battle for Malacca between the VOC fleet and the Portuguese, 1606.. Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 August 1640lasted 5 months
WhereMalacca, Malaysia2.192N, 102.250E
OutcomeDutch–Johor victory
BelligerentsDutch East India Company; Johor SultanateagainstPortugal
Casualties and losses~1,000–1,500andUnknown
Part ofDutch–Portuguese War1601 to 1661

Where it sits in the Dutch–Portuguese War

Battle of Príncipe, 1598Battle of Bantam, 1601Capture of Amboina, 1605Siege of Malacca, 1606Battle of Cape Rachado, 1606Battle of Pulo Buton, 1606Siege of Mozambique, 1607Siege of Mozambique, 1608Battle of Swally, 1612Dutch invasions of Brazil, 1624Filips van Zuylen's campaign against Luanda, 1624Battle of Elmina, 1625Battle of Jambi, 1630Campaign of Porto Calvo, 1637Battle of Elmina, 1637Battle of Goa, 1638Second Battle of Salvador, 1638First Battle of Salvador, 1638Action of 30 September 1639, 1639Action of 12–17 January 1640, 1640Siege of Malacca, 1640Capture of Luanda, 1641Battle of Tabocas, 1645Action at Tamanana, 9 September 1645, 1645South Atlantic campaign, 1647First Battle of Guararapes, 1648Recapture of Angola, 1648Action of 23 March 1654, 1654Action of 2 May 1654, 1654Battle of Mannar, 165815981658Siege of Malacca, 1640
30 placed engagements of the Dutch–Portuguese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 August 1640
to 14 January 1641
PlaceMalacca, Malaysia
2.192N, 102.250E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeEstablishment of Dutch Malacca
Casualties and losses~1,000–1,500Unknown; ~7,000–13,000 civilians
Siege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaCapture of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaBattle of GemasBombing of Kuala LumpurCapture of MalaccaBattle of GemasBombing of Kuala LumpurPutrajayaKelangJohor BahruSerembanBatu PahatKeluangSingapore100 km2.192N, 102.250E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1511 and 1640.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1640

Siege of Malacca is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Malaysia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337398, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Malacca (1640–1641), revision 1370743206, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.