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The conquest of Jaffnapatnam, led by Van Goens in 1658

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The conquest of Jaffnapatnam, led by Van Goens in 1658

Anoniem / Anonymous / Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius

The conquest of Jaffnapatnam led by Van Goens in 1658.

The city and the fort were captured from the Portuguese after a siege that lasted two months.

The Portuguese flag has not yet been taken down from the fort.

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Sources and literature

Baldaeus, Philippus, Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel: Derzelver aangrenzende Ryken, en het machtige Eyland Ceylon (1672)

Silva, R.K. de en W.G.M. Beumer, Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602 - 1796 (1988)