Cornelius Matelief

Cornelis Matelief de Jonge (1569-1632), or simply Cornelis Matelief, was a Dutch admiral who was active in establishing Dutch power in Southeast Asia during the beginning of the 17th century. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Matelief was put in command of a fleet of 11 ships of the Dutch East India Company with destination Malacca. It was the third such fleet from the Dutch East Indies Company to visit Malacca. The ships were Oranje, Nassau, Middelburg, Witte Leeuw, Zwarte Leeuw, Mauritus, Grote Zon, Amsterdam, Kleine Zon, Erasmus and Geuniveerde Provincien. The fleet set sail from Holland on May 12, 1605 and reached Malacca in April 1606. The fleet was officially on a trading mission, but its true intent was to try to destroy Portuguese power in the area. Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... State motto: Bersatu Teguh Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near...

On May 1606 Matelief de Jonge formed a formal pact with the ruler of Johor, Sultan Alauddin, to expel the Portuguese. In exchange, the Dutch would get Malacca for themselves and would be able to conduct trade with Johor. The Ducth and the Malay also agreed to tolerate each other's religion. State Motto: the state moto as appeared on the coat of arms reads kepada Allah berserah which literally means all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Sultan Iskandar Al-haj Chief minister Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 2. ...

First battle of Malacca (August 1606)

Matelief landing troops in Malacca in 1606

Matelief laid siege to the Portuguese-held Malacca for several months, but was repulsed on land by Portuguese troops under André Furtado de Mendoça and their allies, a contingent of Japanese samurai from Red seal ships. A very large Portuguese fleet under Don Martin d'Alphonso de Castro, the Viceroy of Goa, arrived on the scene with almost 20 Portuguese ships on Aug 14, 1606. State motto: Bersatu Teguh Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ... State motto: Bersatu Teguh Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ... Japanese samurai in armour, 1860 photograph. ... A 1634 Japanese Red seal ship, incorporating Western-style square and lateen sails, rudder and aft designs. ... Goa (गोवा in DevanāgarÄ«) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ...

The two fleets fought from Aug 17th. The Nassau was boarded by the Santa Cruz. Matelief, onboard the Oranje, went to the rescue but collided with another Dutch ship, the Middelburg. These two ships were then attacked by the Sao Salvador and Don Duarte de Guerra's galleon. The Oranje broke free, but three Dutch ships caught fire and sank in the action. The Portuguese ships Santa Cruz and Conceicao attacked the Nassau and set her on fire, leading to an explosion thant sank her. For the fictional unit of money called a galleon, see Money in Harry Potter. ...

Matelief decided to leave the action, with 150 dead on the Dutch side, and around 500 on the Portuguese side. On August 19, 1606, he obtained permission from the Johor Sultan to anchor his fleet for repairs in the Johot River.

Second battle of Malacca (Sep 1606)

Matelief came back to the scene of the first battle about a month later. De Castro had sailed away, leaving only 10 Portuguese ships before Malacca. Matelief attacked the ships and managed to sink or burn every single one of them, with little loss, on September 21, 1606.

Aftermath

The Dutch would ultimately gain control of Malacca more than 30 years later, again joining forces with Johor, and a new ally Aceh, in 1641. State Motto: the state moto as appeared on the coat of arms reads kepada Allah berserah which literally means all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Sultan Iskandar Al-haj Chief minister Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 2. ... Aceh (pronounced Ah-chay) is a special territory (daerah istimewa, or special area) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ...