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Capture of Malacca (1641)
The capture of Malacca in 1641 was the conquest of the Portuguese-held port on the Strait of Malacca by the Dutch East India Company and its Johor allies. It exemplified the Dutch strategy of seizing chokepoints of maritime trade rather than large territories. The victory consolidated the Dutch Empire's dominance over Southeast Asian sea routes.
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