đź“… 29 September 1618
VOC Governor-General Jan Pieterszoon Coen appealed to the company’s directors for more soldiers, ships, and money to confront Bandanese resistance and English competition. The appeal shows how the...
đź“… 30 May 1619
VOC forces captured the Javanese port town of Jayakarta. The company destroyed much of the settlement and built its fortified administrative centre there, later called Batavia (today Jakarta). This...
đź“… 26 October 1620
In a letter to the VOC directors, Coen argued that Banda should be subjugated and repopulated to secure the company’s nutmeg monopoly. The proposal made the colonial aim explicit: displace the...
đź“… 21 February 1621
A large VOC fleet led by Coen arrived at Fort Nassau with European troops and Asian auxiliaries. The expedition was organized to defeat Bandanese opposition and enforce the company’s spice monopoly....
đź“… 7 March 1621
A Dutch reconnaissance and landing party attempting to find a beachhead on Lontor came under fire and was pushed back. The defense demonstrates that Bandanese communities were active military...
đź“… 11 March 1621
Coen ordered a coordinated assault on several positions on Lontor. VOC troops captured strategic locations, driving defenders and residents toward the island’s interior. The campaign targeted the...
đź“… 12 March 1621
By the end of the assault, VOC forces held key lowland and coastal areas while Bandanese people retreated to the hills. Occupation did not end resistance. The seizure enabled the VOC to destroy...
đź“… 21 April 1621
VOC authorities arrested Bandanese orang kaya (community leaders) and used torture during interrogations about an alleged conspiracy. The proceedings supplied a justification for executions and...
đź“… 8 May 1621
VOC officials executed dozens of Bandanese orang kaya after coercive interrogations and a summary proceeding. Scholarly accounts commonly identify 44 people, while figures and descriptions vary across...
