The siege of Malacca of 1606 was a military engagement between a Dutch force commanded by Cornelis Matelief and the Portuguese commander

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. The small Portuguese garrison managed to hold out and stop any Dutch direct attacks on the city until additional reinforcements led by

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arrived, which caused the Dutch to retreat from the siege. After they retreated, they were again defeated by the Portuguese at the

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