Dutch Formosa
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Were the territories of the island of Taiwan under Dutch control between 1624 and 1668.
Establishment
January 1625: The Dutch East India Company, led by Governor-General Jan Pieterszoon Coen, began establishing a base on Formosa in 1624. The bay where they settled eventually gave the entire island its name, becoming known as Dutch Formosa.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict between the Portuguese Empire and the Dutch Empire. The conflict primarily saw the Dutch companies invading Portuguese colonies in the Americas, Africa, and the East Indies.
1.1.Operations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
Were the military operations of the Dutch in the Pacific and Indian Oceans during the Dutch-Portuguese War.
September 1642: Battle of San Salvador: a military assault launched by the Dutch on a small fortified Spanish settlement and its aboriginal allies in northern Formosa in 1642. After six days, the battle ended in defeat for the Spanish. The Spanish defeat secured full control of the island for the Dutch.
Was a a conflict that saw the transition from the Ming to the Qing Dinasty in China. The Qing created an indpendent domain in Manchuria, revolted against the Ming and systematically conquered all Ming territories in the following decades.
2.1.Siege of Fort Zeelandia
Was a battle that ended the Dutch East India Company's rule over Taiwan and began the Kingdom of Tungning's rule over the island.
February 1662: The siege of Fort Zeeland ended the rule of the Dutch East India Company in Taiwan, and opened the cycle of the Kingdom of Tungning.
January 1637: Dutch Pacification Campaign on Formosa: a series of military actions and diplomatic moves undertaken in 1635 and 1636 by Dutch colonial authorities in Dutch-era Taiwan (Formosa) aimed at subduing hostile aboriginal villages in the southwestern region of the island.
January 1654: Foundation of Fort Provintia.
January 1663: Koxinga, a Chinese military leader and Ming loyalist, forced the Dutch East India Company representatives to sign a peace treaty at Zeelandia in 1662. This marked the end of Dutch control over the remnant part of Dutch Formosa, which was then taken over by Koxinga's forces.
January 1665: After some skirmishes the Dutch retook the northern fortress at Keelung in 1664.
Disestablishment
January 1669: The Dutch held out at Keelung until 1668, when aborigine resistance (likely incited by Zheng Jing), and the lack of progress in retaking any other parts of the island persuaded the colonial authorities to abandon this final stronghold and withdraw from Taiwan altogether.
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