war (1602–1663) between the Dutch and Portuguese colonial empires
Dates, participants and sources of this conflict →Related events
The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 27 December 1601 — 22 February 1658; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.
- 27 December 1601
Battle of Bantam ↗
Source · Q2032681 - 22 February 1605
Capture of Amboina ↗
Source · Q117350122 - 30 April 1606 — 17 August 1606
Siege of Malacca ↗
Source · Q7510222 - 18 August 1606
Battle of Cape Rachado ↗
Source · Q1953346 - 13 December 1606 — 16 December 1606
Battle of Pulo Buton ↗
Source · Q131686861 - 29 March 1607 — 20 August 1607
Siege of Mozambique ↗
Source · Q121433548 - July 1608 — August 1608
Siege of Mozambique ↗
Source · Q122227094 - 9 December 1612 — 10 December 1612
Battle of Swally ↗
Source · Q2092338 - 22 June 1622 — 24 June 1622
Battle of Macau ↗
Source · Q704333 - 1623 — 1632
Portuguese Conquest of Maricay ↗
Source · Q141304393 - June 1624 — December 1624
Filips van Zuylen's campaign against Luanda
On the map ↗ Source · Q130377423 - 11 February 1625 — 12 February 1625
Battle off Hormuz ↗
Source · Q2567256 - 25 October 1625
Battle of Elmina ↗
Source · Q1140266 - 5 April 1630 — 5 May 1630
Battle of Jambi ↗
Source · Q130198485 - 25 November 1634 — 25 December 1634
Conquest of Paraíba ↗
Source · Q121494180 - 1637
Campaign of Porto Calvo
On the map ↗ Source · Q121754881 - 24 August 1637 — 29 August 1637
Battle of Elmina ↗
Source · Q4870964 - 1638 — 1639
Battle of Goa ↗
Source · Q4871118 - April 1638
Second Battle of Salvador ↗
Source · Q10369402 - May 1638 — May 1638
First Battle of Salvador ↗
Source · Q932845 - 30 September 1639
Action of 30 September 1639 ↗
Source · Q4677351 - 12 January 1640 — 17 January 1640
Action of 12–17 January 1640 ↗
Source · Q4677243 - 3 August 1640 — 14 January 1641
Siege of Malacca ↗
Source · Q4337398 - 1641
Capture of Luanda ↗
Source · Q5037028 - 3 August 1645
Battle of Tabocas ↗
Source · Q4872481 - 9 September 1645
Action at Tamanana, 9 September 1645 ↗
Source · Q121365322 - February 1647 — June 1649
South Atlantic campaign
On the map ↗ Source · Q138011120 - 19 April 1648
First Battle of Guararapes ↗
Source · Q5452519 - 12 July 1648 — 15 August 1648
Recapture of Angola
On the map ↗ Source · Q7302285 - 19 February 1649
Battle of Guararapes ↗
Source · Q3504102 - 23 March 1654
Action of 23 March 1654 ↗
Source · Q4677306 - 2 May 1654
Action of 2 May 1654 ↗
Source · Q4677341 - 22 February 1658
Battle of Mannar ↗
Source · Q130478490
Provenance and limits
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