Siege of Malacca (1606) explained

Conflict:	Siege of Malacca (1606)
Partof:	the Dutch–Portuguese War and Malay–Portuguese conflicts
Date:	1606
Place:	Portuguese Malacca
Result:	Portuguese victory
Combatant1:	Portugal
Strength2:	^[1]
Casualties1:	Unknown
Casualties2:	Unknown

The siege of Malacca of 1606^[2] 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 led by Martim Afonso de Castro arrived,^[2] which caused the Dutch to retreat from the siege. After they retreated, they were again defeated by the Portuguese at the Battle of Cape Rachado.

Notes and References

1. Book: Stevens, W. . History of Sea Power . 2009 . Bod Third Party Titles . Germany . 113 . 9783861950998.
2. Book: Lach, D. F. . Van Kley . E. J. . Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 3: Southeast Asia . 1998 . University of Chicago Press . 1113 . "...on April 29, 1606. André Furtado de Mendoça (1558-1610), the captain of Malacca, has only 180 soldiers and Japanese auxiliaries to defend the city against the 14,000 which encircle it on land and sea. Despite these overwhelming odds, Malacca holds out for just short of four months until relieved by an armada which arrives from India under the command of Viceroy Dom Martim Afonso de Castro.".