Capture of Amboina

Capture of Amboina
Part of Dutch–Portuguese War
The Dutch and Hitu defeated the Portuguese at Amboina in 1605. Engraved by Isaac Commelin in 1645.
Date 22 February 1605[1] Location Fort Nossa Senhora de Anunciada in Amboyna Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Dutch East India Company	Portuguese Empire
Commanders and leaders
Steven van der Hagen	Gaspar de Mello

The Capture of Amboina was the capture of the Portuguese fort Nossa Senhora de Anunciada in Amboina by the Dutch East India Company, under admiral Steven van der Hagen. The Portuguese governor of Ambon Gaspar de Melo surrendered the fort on 22 February 1605 to the Dutch forces, the fort was renamed to fort Victoria, and Ambon was placed under Dutch Control. The capture was one of the last major defeat of the Portuguese in the Moluccas.