naval engagement, early modern

Skirmish at the Strait of Malacca

Name: Skirmish at the Strait of Malacca
Location: Strait of Malacca

Skirmish at the Strait of Malacca was a naval engagement fought in 1644 at Strait of Malacca. It was part of the Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart, which ran from 1643 to 1645. The recorded result: Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 1 boat against 1 ship.

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Fought1644

WhereStrait of Malacca4.000N, 100.000E

OutcomeDutch victory

BelligerentsDutch MalaccaagainstDanish India

Casualties and lossesUnknownand36 imprisoned

Part ofConflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart1643 to 1645

Record

Date	1644 (year precision)
Place	Strait of Malacca 4.000N, 100.000E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	1 boat	1 ship
Casualties and losses	Unknown	36 imprisoned
Commanders	Mate (naval officer)	Bernt Pessart

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Malacca Strait 1945, same recorded site
Action of 14 February 1944 1944, 54 km N
Action of 17 July 1944 1944, 54 km N
Action of 13 November 1943 1943, 143 km N
Battle of Slim River 1942, 144 km E

In the same war

After: Willem Leyel's Siege of Dansborg 22 June 1644

Elsewhere in 1644

Skirmish at the Strait of Malacca is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125747196, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Skirmish at the Strait of Malacca, revision 1370747475, 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.