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Siege of Malacca

Siege of Malacca was a siege conducted in 1756 at Malacca, in what is now Malaysia; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Malacca. The recorded result: VOC victory; VOC gains Linggi, Rembau, and Kelang.

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Fought1756ran into the following year
WhereMalacca, Malaysia2.200N, 102.251E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeVOC victory; VOC gains Linggi, Rembau, and Kelang
BelligerentsVOC; Johor SultanateagainstRiau; Selangor; Batu Bara; Rembau

Record

Date1756 (year precision)
to 1757
PlaceMalacca, Malaysia
2.200N, 102.251E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Johor
  • Daeng Kemboja
  • Raja Haji Fisabilillah
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Placed at Malacca; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1756

Siege of Malacca is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Malaysia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140378412, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Malacca (1756–1757), revision 1375560323, 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.