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Fleet Departure and Landing
- When
- 23 March 1661
- Where
- Lakjemuyse
Koxinga's fleet departed Kinmen in March 1661 with 25,000 personnel and landed at Lakjemuyse to attack Dutch colonists.
On 23 March 1661, Koxinga's fleet set sail from Kinmen with hundreds of junks and roughly 25,000 soldiers and sailors. In 1661, his troops landed at Lakjemuyse to attack the Dutch colonists in Dutch Formosa, initiating the military campaign.
Sources
- Siege of Fort Zeelandia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- Koxinga Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
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