Abstract: The war was the largest conflict between China and the West in the Age of Navigation. Since its beginning, both ancient and modern Chinese sources had greatly exaggerated the technology of the naval ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Based on some original Chinese and Dutch data, it is found that the size of VOC fleet had been ranging from 4 to 15 ships, which was far less than the number of 500 to 600 ships of the Mingzheng naval forces. Most VOC ships had deadweight of around 100 tons, with only four reaching 500 or 600 tons. In this Zheng Chenggong War to Drive out the Dutch and Recover Taiwan, the VOC forces, with their smaller numbers and fleet size, were defeated by Zheng Chenggong’s Ming Dynasty fleet with a larger number of people and ships.

Key Words: Zheng Chenggong; VOC; War to Drive out the Dutch and Recover Taiwan