Cornelis Matelief(f) (de Jonge) (c. 1570 – October 17, 1632), was a Dutch admiral who was active in establishing Dutch power in Southeast Asia during the beginning of the 17th century (1606). His fleet was officially on a trading mission, but its true intent was to destroy Portuguese power in the area. The fleet had 1400 men on board, including 600 soldiers. Matelieff did not succeed in this. The Dutch would ultimately gain control of Malacca more than thirty years later, again joining forces with the Sultanate of Johor, and a new ally Aceh, in 1641. He was born and died in Rotterdam. (Intro from Wikipedia)
January(?) 1(?), 1570 - Rotterdam - Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge is born
May 12, 1605 - Middelburg | Vlissingen - Matelieff sets sail to East Asia with 11 ships - It is war mission disguised as comercial mission. The primary objective is to conquer Malacca and to destroy the portuguese power in East Asia. 200 soldiers and the surviving members of the Johor Embassy travel in the fleet, consisting of: "Oranje", "Amsterdam", "Middelborch", "Mauritius", "Witte Leeuw", "Zwarte Leeuw", "Geünieerde Provintiën", "Erasmus", "Grote Zon", "Nassau" and "Kleine Zon" =(START)
July 4, 1605 - Maio Island, Cape Verde - Matelieff's fleet anchors at Maio Island
July 19, 1605 - Maio Island - Matelieff leaves Cape Verde
September 7, 1605 - Annobón - The fleet arrives in Annobón to rest ill crewmen and take on fresh provisions
September 15, 1605 - Annobón - The fleet sets sail to the South
November 10(?), 1605 - Cape of Good Hope - The fleet crosses the Cape of Good Hope
January 1, 1606 - Mauritius - Matelief encounters Steven Van der Haghen on the New Year
January 27, 1606 - Mauritius - Matelieff departs to the East Indies
March 25, 1606 - Nicobar Islands - Matelieff arrives in the Nicobar Islands
April 5, 1606 - Nicobar Islands - The fleet sets sail to Johor
April 30, 1606 - Off Malacca - Sails off Malacca - Siege of Malacca begins
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| Matelieff lands troops to put siege to Malacca - April 30, 1606 |
May 8, 1606 - Johor - Matelieff disembarks the dutch soldiers and unloads the ship's cannons to break the fortress of Malacca. 1,500 johor soldiers join them
May 17, 1606 - Johor - A military alliance between the dutch and Johor is concluded
May 17, 1606 - Johor - A military alliance between the dutch and Johor is concluded
July 14, 1606 - Off Malacca - Two more ships arrive from Europe to reinforce Matelieff
August 16, 1606 - Tanjung Tuan (Cape Rachado), Malacca - Naval battle against the portuguese, comanded by Martim Afonso de Castro
August 18, 1606 - Tanjung Tuan (Cape Rachado), Malacca - Tactical defeat of the Dutch, which loose 3 ships to the portuguese
August 19, 1606 - Johor River - Matelief arrives to Johor River to seek refuge, repair his ships and create more ammunition
August 22, 1606 - Malacca - Second engagement against the Portuguese. Loss of another ship. Matelief is forced to lift the siege of Malacca and retreat to the Singapore straits and Johor River
September 21, 1606 - Tanjung Tuan (Cape Rachado), Malacca - Matelief returns to the area where the battle was fought in August and sinks 10 portuguese ships
September 23, 1606 - Johor River - Second Treaty with Johor
October 10, 1606 - Johor River - Matelieff sails to Singapore
October 12, 1606 - Singapore - Arrival in Singapore
October 13, 1606 - Singapore - Sails from Singapore to Malacca. Destroys another 4 portuguese ships
October 22, 1606 - Off Malacca - Back to blockading Malacca
December 8, 1606 - Pulau Butom, near Kedah - Chases the other half of the portuguese armada, but unable to lure the portuguese into open waters, Matelieff retreats and sets course to Pulau Pinang (Penang)
January 6, 1607 - Pulau Pinang (Penang) - Matelieff arrives off Pulau Pinang and divides his forces. Completion of the text "Historiale en Ware Beschrijvinge"
January 17, 1607 - ? - Dutch Treaty with Aceh
January 31, 1607 - Bantam, Java - The fleet arrives to Bantam
February 7, 1607 - Bantam - The fleet sets sail for the Maluku Islands, via Jayakerta
March 29, 1607 - Ambon - Matelieff arrives in Ambon
April 17, 1607 - Ambon - Matelief encounters Janszoon's Duyfken. Orders the building of a fort
May 3, 1607 - Ambon - Matelief leaves Ambon and sails to Ternate
May 10, 1607 - Ternate - Arrival in Ternate
May 26, 1607 - Ternate - Treaty with the King of Ternate - 4 ships stay in Ternate, including "Duyfken"
June 8, 1607 - Malayo, Ternate - Matelieff formally establishes the fortress and garrison at Malayo
June 8, 1607 - Malayo, Ternate - Matelieff formally establishes the fortress and garrison at Malayo
June 12, 1607 - Ternate - Matelieff departs to China, via Philippines, with "Orange", "Erasmus", "Mauritius" and a yacht
July 22, 1607 - Amoy (Fujian) coast, China - Matelieff reaches China
August 4, 1607 - Nan-ao (Kwangtung) | Lan-tao (Pearl River) - Captures a chinese junk coming from Banda, carrying spices
September 9, 1607 - Nan-ao (Kwangtung) | Lan-tao (Pearl River) - Knowing that a powerful portuguese fleet was aproaching, Matelieff decides to leave towars the Coast of Champa
October 17, 1607 - Pulau Cecir (Cù Lao Thu) - Arrival at Pulau Cecir
November 16, 1607 - Pahang - The fleet leaves Pahang
November 27, 1607 - Bantam - Arrival to Bantam. Finds an english ship at anchor (Henry Middleton's)
December 27, 1607 - Bantam - The "Gelderland" arrives from Europe with new secret instructions from the Heren XVII
January 4, 1608 - Bantam - Matelieff writes a letter of advice to Admiral Paul van Caerden
January 26, 1608 - Bantam - Letter of instruction to the Bantam factory as well as to Abraham van den Broeck
January 28, 1608 - Bantam - Issues instructions for the next arriving dutch fleet commander. Sets course to Europe
April 1, 1608 - Table Bay (NW Cape Town, South Africa) - Matelieff rounds the Cape of Good Hope and reaches Table Bay
April 13, 1608 - Table Bay - Goes ashore to fetch fire wood
April 16, 1608 - Robben Island(?) - The crew rows to a nearby Island where they find penguins
April 22, 1608 - Table Bay - Matelieff sets sail for Europe
June 5, 1608 - Line of the Equator - Matelieff crosses the Equator
July 17, 1608 - Off the Canary Islands - The fleet sails off the Canary Islands (on the log book as 27,5ºN)
April 13, 1608 - Table Bay - Goes ashore to fetch fire wood
April 16, 1608 - Robben Island(?) - The crew rows to a nearby Island where they find penguins
April 22, 1608 - Table Bay - Matelieff sets sail for Europe
June 5, 1608 - Line of the Equator - Matelieff crosses the Equator
July 17, 1608 - Off the Canary Islands - The fleet sails off the Canary Islands (on the log book as 27,5ºN)
August 22, 1608 - Portland, England - Matelieff reaches the English Channel. However, the crew had been so decimated by disease that aditional 40 men had to be hired in Portland to bring the ships safely to port
August 29, 1608 - Portland - Matelieff leaves Portland
August 29, 1608 - Portland - Matelieff leaves Portland
September 1, 1608 - Wielinge, Zeeland - Matelieff arrives in the Netherlands
September 10, 1608 - The Hague - Matelieff goes to The Hague with Specx and a Siam Embassy
September 12, 1608 - Rotterdam - Settles in Rotterdam
November 12, 1608 - Rotterdam - First epistolary memorial addressed to Grotius, Van Oldenbarnevelt and other interested parties
January 16, 1609 - Rotterdam - Epistolary memorial addressed to Van Oldenbarnevelt
May 23, 1609 - Rotterdam - Epistolary memorial addressed to Van Oldenbarnevelt
December 15, 1609 - Rotterdam - Cornelis Matelieff marries Anna van Zuchteren
August 31, 1610 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius, with the background of of the Anglo-Dutch colonial conference in London
December 14, 1613 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius, during the backdrop of a second Anglo-Dutch colonial conference in The Hague
January(?) 1(?), 1614 - Rotterdam - Matelieff mentioned as a member of the Rotterdam "vroedschap"
April 27, 1615 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius, concerned with expenses incurred by the VOC in building up its infrastructure and waging war in Asia
May 3, 1615 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius
September 12, 1615 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius
May 3, 1615 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius
September 12, 1615 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius
March 3, 1616 - Rotterdam - Letter to Hugo Grotius, about how Matelieff was treated by the gentlemen directors and politicians on his return from Asia
January(?) 1(?), 1618 - Rotterdam - Matelieff becomes Burgomaster, or mayor, of Rotterdam
January(?) 1(?), 1625 - Warsaw - Matelieff spends too much time in Warsaw and looses his Deputy function in the States-General
January(?) 1(?), 1626 - Rotterdam - Returns to Rotterdam (date unknown)
October 17, 1632 - Rotterdam - Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge dies
Timelines and Soundtracks wishes to thank the kind help of Prof. Peter Borschberg, without whom this timeline couldn't be properly complete, and also strongly recommend that readers look for his awesome book "Journal, Memorial and letters of Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge: Security, Diplomacy and Commerce in 17th-century Southeast Asia" in your local bookstore.
Timelines and Soundtracks wishes to thank the kind help of Prof. Peter Borschberg, without whom this timeline couldn't be properly complete, and also strongly recommend that readers look for his awesome book "Journal, Memorial and letters of Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge: Security, Diplomacy and Commerce in 17th-century Southeast Asia" in your local bookstore.
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