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Siege of Malacca
Part of Dutch-Portuguese War
André Furtado de Mendonça
André Furtado de Mendonça, the Portuguese commander during the siege
Date1606
LocationPortuguese Malacca
Result Decisive Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Flag Portugal (1578) Portugal Prinsenvlag Dutch Republic
Johor Johor Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Portugal André Furtado de Mendonça
Portugal Martim Afonso de Castro
Dutch Republic Cornelis Matelief de Jonge
Johor Alauddin Riayat Shah III
Strength
145 men
20 ships
1500 men
11 ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown





The Siege of Malacca of 1606 was a military engagement between a Dutch force commanded by Cornelius Metalief and the Portuguese commander André Furtado de Mendonça.

The small Portuguese garrison managed to hold out and stop any Dutch direct attacks on the city until additional reinforcements could arrive led by Martim Afonso de Castro, which made the Dutch retreat from the siege. After they retreated, they were again defeated by the Portuguese at the Battle of Cape Rachado.

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