Overview

Overview

Although Amboyna remained controversial for centuries, the trial itself took place over just 15 days in February and March 1623.

This timeline allows you to explore what happened day-by-day. Click on the individual names to see each of the confessions and the final bloody resolution of the trial.

Collage of 17th-century engravings showing Amboyna island and the Dutch fort, the trading factory, and a bound prisoner undergoing water torture