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
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Artillery and artillerists
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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
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Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
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