Siege of Malacca (1606)
| Siege of Malacca | |||||||
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| Part of Dutch-Portuguese War | |||||||
 André Furtado de Mendonça, the Portuguese commander during the siege | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Dutch Republic Johor Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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André Furtado de Mendonça Martim Afonso de Castro |
Cornelis Matelief de Jonge Alauddin Riayat Shah III | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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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 Cornelis Matelief 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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