Historedia
Group or institution

Dutch East India Company

Events
6
Episodes
11
Years
1603–1652

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Dutch East India Company, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Seizure of the Santa Catarina

    1603

    Role: Chartered trading company that seized the ship

    1. 25 February 1603 · Off the Eastern coast of SingaporeSeizure of the Santa Catarina

      Dutch ships under Van Heemskerck captured the Portuguese carrack Santa Catarina off Singapore on 25 February 1603.

  2. Henry Hudson's 1609 Exploration of the North American East Coast

    1609

    Role: Sponsor of the expedition

    1. 1609 · Estuary outlet of the Delaware RiverClaiming Delaware Bay

      Hudson claimed Delaware Bay for the Dutch East India Company during his coastal exploration.

    2. 1609 · River flowing through eastern New York stateAscent of the Hudson River

      Hudson entered the bay of the river he named the Mauritius River and sailed up to present-day Albany.

    3. 4 April 1609 · Port of departureDeparture from Amsterdam

      Hudson departed Amsterdam in April 1609 aboard the Halve Maen to seek a passage to Asia.

    4. May 1609 · East of Norway's North CapeIce Blockade and Turnaround

      Ice blocked the northern route, forcing Hudson to turn the ship around in mid-May.

  3. Banda Islands Massacre by the Dutch East India Company

    1621

    Role: Imperial entity seeking spice monopoly

    1. 1621 · Banda IslandsBanda Massacre

      Dutch forces under Coen massacred 2,800 Bandanese and enslaved 1,700 to secure nutmeg monopoly.

  4. Eendracht wrecked off Ambon Island

    1622

    Role: Ship owner

    1. 13 May 1622 · Western coast of Ambon IslandWrecking off Ambon

      Eendracht was wrecked and lost off the western coast of Ambon Island on 13 May 1622 during a local trading voyage.

  5. Fall of Malacca to the Dutch

    1640–1641

    Role: Sieging force

    1. 3 August 1640 · MalaccaSiege Commencement

      Dutch forces landed to begin the final siege of Malacca.

    2. 5 January 1641 · MalaccaFinal Assault Preparation

      Dutch commander prepared for a storming of the citadel in January 1641.

    3. 14 January 1641 · MalaccaPortuguese Surrender

      The siege ended with the surrender of Portuguese Malacca.

  6. Establishment of the Dutch East India Company Resupply Camp at the Cape of Good Hope

    1652

    Role: Sponsoring organization

    1. 6–7 April 1652 · Table BayArrival at Table Bay

      Van Riebeeck and his crew landed at the future Cape Town site in early April 1652.

Sources

  1. Santa Catarina (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-19
  2. Dutch East India Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
  3. Henry Hudson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  4. Halve Maen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-06
  5. Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  6. Eendracht (1615) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-31
  7. Siege of Malacca (1640–1641) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  8. Cape Town Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  9. Jan van Riebeeck Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14