Netscher's Two Sieges of Malacca

Two Sieges of Malacca by E. Netscher was originally published in Dutch in 1864 under the title Twee Belegeringen van Malakka. Extracted from the Daily Journals of the Castle of Malacca, it provides a first-hand account of first, the Bugis siege of Malacca by Daeng Kemboja (1756-1757), and secondly the Bugis siege of Malacca by Raja Haji (1784). It recounts a story of unity and resilience by the people of Malacca and how the different races, European, Eurasians, Malay and other Asians came together in unity to fight a common enemy to preserve the way of life for their communities.