siege, early modern
Siege of Malacca
Siege of Malacca was a siege conducted on 3 August 1640 at Malacca, in what is now Malaysia. It was part of the Dutch–Portuguese War, which ran from 1601 to 1661. The recorded result: Dutch–Johor victory.
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Record
| Date | 3 August 1640 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Malacca, Malaysia 2.192N, 102.250E | |
| Part of | Dutch–Portuguese War (1601 to 1661) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Dutch–Johor victory | |
| Territorial change | Establishment of Dutch Malacca | |
| Belligerents | Dutch East India Company; Johor Sultanate | Portugal |
| Commanders | Adriaen Antonisz; Jakob Cooper; Minne Williemsz Caertekoe; Johannes Lamotius | Manuel de Sousa Coutinho |
| Casualties and losses | ~1,000–1,500 | Unknown; ~7,000–13,000 civilians |
Nearest engagements
- Capture of Malacca 1511, 0.4 km
- Siege of Malacca 1568, 0.4 km
- Siege of Malacca 1606, 0.4 km
- Battle of Gemas 1942, 57 km
- Siege of Johor 1587, 187 km
In the same war
- Before: Action of 12–17 January 1640 12 January 1640
- After: Action of 2 May 1654 2 May 1654
- All 12 engagements of Dutch–Portuguese War
Elsewhere in 1640
- Battle of Newburn United Kingdom
- Siege of Turin Italy
- Battle of Cambrils Spain
- Siege of Arras France
- Siege of Galle Sri Lanka
Siege of Malacca is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 16 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.