Dutch–Portuguese conflicts in the Indian Ocean (1598–1663)

1. Dutch fleet reaches Aceh, seeking spice access

   Jan 1, 1598Labels: Aceh, Dutch fleet

   • Dutch Portuguese War

2. VOC founded to coordinate Dutch overseas war

   Jan 1, 1602Labels: VOC, Dutch Republic

   • VOC Britannica

3. VOC captures Ambon fort from Portugal

   Feb 22, 1605Labels: Ambon, Steven van

   • Amboina Capture
   • DTPHN Ambon

4. Dutch naval blockade attempt is defeated at Goa

   Jan 1, 1638Labels: Goa, Portuguese India

   • Battle of Goa

5. VOC seizes Batticaloa Fort on Sri Lanka’s east

   May 18, 1638Labels: Batticaloa Fort, Sri Lanka

   • Batticaloa Fort
   • Codrington Ceylon

6. Dutch–Kandy treaty formalizes anti-Portuguese alliance

   May 23, 1638Labels: Kingdom of, VOC treaty

   • Codrington Ceylon
   • Dutch Ceylon

7. Siege of Galle brings key cinnamon port under Dutch control

   Mar 13, 1640Labels: Galle, cinnamon port

   • Siege of Galle
   • Dutch Ceylon

8. Malacca falls after Dutch–Johor siege

   Jan 14, 1641Labels: Malacca, Johor Sultanate

   • Siege Malacca
   • EBSCO Malacca

9. Dutch capture Colombo, ending Portuguese hold on Sri Lanka’s capital

   May 12, 1656Labels: Colombo, VOC

   • Mutual Heritage
   • Dutch Ceylon Story

10. Battle of Mannar accelerates end of Portuguese Ceylon

    Feb 22, 1658Labels: Mannar, Dutch forces

    • Battle of Mannar
    • Dutch Ceylon Story

11. Portuguese expelled from Sri Lanka after capture of Jaffna

    Jun 22, 1658Labels: Jaffna, Portuguese Ceylon

    • Jaffna Fort
    • Dutch Ceylon Story

12. Dutch–Portuguese peace signed in the Treaty of The Hague

    Aug 6, 1661Labels: Treaty of, Dutch Republic

    • Treaty 1661

13. Portuguese Cochin surrenders, cementing Dutch control on Malabar

    Jan 8, 1663Labels: Cochin, Malabar Coast

    • ICCI Cochin
    • Malabar Conquest