Event Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands

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Was a process of military conquest from 1609 to 1621 by the Dutch East India Company of the Banda Islands.

Chronology

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  • March 1621: The Dutch occupied Lontor and entire Banda Archipelago, suffering six dead and 27 wounded.
  • May 1616: Ai conquered by netherlands.
  • December 1616: English merchant-adventurer Nathaniel Courthope took control of the island of Run with 30 soldiers.
  • November 1620: The Dutch proceeded to besiege the English fortress of Run for 1,540 days (over 4 years) and finally managed to conquer it in 1620, after which the English abandoned the island.
  • September 1609: In August, a peace favourable to the VOC was signed: the Bandanese recognised Dutch authority and monopoly on the space trade. That same year, Fort Nassau was built on Banda Neira to control the nutmeg trade.