Capture of Amboina

The Capture of Amboina was the capture of the Portuguese fort Nossa Senhora de Anunciada in Amboina by the Dutch East India Company, under admiral Steven van der Hagen. The Portuguese governor of Ambon Gaspar de Melo surrendered the fort on 22 February 1605 to the Dutch forces, the fort was renamed to fort Victoria, and Ambon was placed under Dutch Control. The capture was one of the last major defeat of the Portuguese in the Moluccas.

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1605  Wikidata
battle, Dutch East India Company, Portuguese Empire, 

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1605 Capture of Amboina

1942-01-30T00:00:00Z

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1942 Battle of Ambon

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1950	Republic of South Maluku		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Operation T	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1605	Capture of Amboina	battle, Dutch East India Company, Portuguese Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Ambon	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amersfoort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amsterdam	fort, fortification	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Ceith	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Haarlem	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Lyden	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Middelburg	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nootwijk	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of Our Lady of the Annunciation	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Oma	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rotterdam	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Zeelandia	fort	Wikidata