Chain of Command
The military system of the Dutch East India Company
1655 - 1663
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The wars of the Company

Military hardware and personnel

In this section:

  • Ships
  • Soldiers
  • Local troops
  • Allies
  • Fortresses
  • Artillery and artillerists
  • Gunpowder
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Thesis chapters
  Introduction
  An undecided battle
  • Problems of the current discourse
  • The VOC: a European organisation?
  • Towards a new coherent picture of VOC warfare
  • Synopsis
  The wars of the Company
  • Capital
  • Political structure and culture
  • War with whom? And why?
  • Military hardware and personnel
    • Ships
    • Soldiers
    • Local troops
    • Allies
    • Fortresses
    • Artillery and artillerists
    • Gunpowder
  • Conclusion
  From patria to Asia
  • Introduction: the decision-making process and the rhythm of the return fleet
  • Providing the supplies: soldiers, ships and armament
  • Communication, administration and secrecy
  • Calling the shots: political interaction
  • Conclusion
  Onto the battlefield
  • Northern Ceylon: starving Jaffanapatnam
  • Makassar: finding a modus vivendi by all means necessary
  • Quilon and Cochin: a penal expedition and a failed siege
  • 'The shameful fall of fort Zeelandia'
  • The Mozambique-expedition: battling the monsoon
  • The second siege of Cochin
  • Conclusion
  Conclusion
  Appendices etc
  • Tables
    • Table 1
    • Table 2
    • Table 3
    • Table 4
    • Table 5
  • Bibliography
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