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Dutch Withdrawal from Formosa
After Fort Zeelandia's surrender in 1662, VOC personnel evacuated Formosa (Taiwan) in batches for Batavia (now Jakarta) and the Netherlands, ending 3…
Timeline
- 1662Tainan bay mouth · TainanAfter the handover of Fort Zeelandia, Coyett led Dutch military and civilian personnel and portable property aboard ships from the Tainan bay mouth; the first evacuation fleet set sail for Batavia, ending the Dutch military presence in Taiwan.
- 1662Taiwan · TaiwanOver the following months, Dutch trading posts, churches, and remaining personnel on Taiwan evacuated in accordance with the agreement or shifted to operating under Zheng rule; by the first half of 1662, the VOC's colonial administrative and military system in Taiwan had completely collapsed.
Sources
- Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West — Tonio Andrade (2011)