Episode 2 of 6
Siege Begins
- When
- 7 April 1661
- Where
- Fort Zeelandia
Koxinga surrounded Fort Zeelandia in April 1661 and demanded the garrison's surrender via an emissary.
On April 7, 1661, Koxinga's army surrounded Fort Zeelandia. He sent the captured Dutch priest Antonius Hambroek as an emissary to demand the garrison's surrender, marking the formal start of the siege operations against the fort.
Sources
- Siege of Fort Zeelandia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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