1619Dutch East India Company Storms Jayakarta and Establishes Batavia

The Dutch East India Company storm Jayakarta and withstand a...
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🏢 Dutch East India Company Establishes Trading Post at Jayakarta

The Dutch establish a post at Jayakarta (later 'Batavia' and then 'Jakarta').
Dutch East India Company Establishes Trading Post at Jayakarta (1611)
Dutch East India CompanyColonialismTradeSpice TradeBataviaVOC
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

⚔️ Dutch Sack Banjarmasin After Trader's Death

A Dutch trader is killed in Banjarmasin and the Dutch East India Trading Company sacks the city.
Dutch Sack Banjarmasin After Trader's Death (1611)
Dutch East India CompanyColonialismTradeMilitary ConflictViolenceSpice Trade
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

⚔️ Dutch East India Company Conflicts with the Kingdom of Gowa

The Dutch East India Company is in open hostilities with the Kingdom of Gowa, South Sulawesi.
Dutch East India Company Conflicts with the Kingdom of Gowa (1615)
Dutch East India CompanyVOCColonialismTradeWarfareMilitary Conflict
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

⚔️ Dutch East India Company Storms Jayakarta and Establishes Batavia

The Dutch East India Company storm Jayakarta and withstand a months-long siege by the combined English, Bantenese and Jayakartan forces. They are relieved by Jan Pieterszoon Coen and a fleet of ships from Ambon. The dutch destroys Jayakarta and builds its new headquarters, Batavia, on top of it.
Dutch East India Company Storms Jayakarta and Establishes Batavia (1619)
Dutch East India CompanyColonialismSiegeMilitary ConflictTradeBataviaJan Pieterszoon Coen
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Mataram's First Failed Siege of Batavia

1629: Sultan Agung of Mataram launches a failed campaign to conquer Dutch Batavia.
Mataram's First Failed Siege of Batavia (1628)
ColonialismDutch East India CompanySultan AgungMataram SultanateMilitary ConflictSiege Warfare
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands