A sailing-age force for the Dutch East Indies

What force would be needed to assault the Dutch East Indies in a sailing-age war?

Use infantry, fighting ships, and third rates to protect the supply convoys that sustain the force.

The proposal begins with enough infantry and fighting ships to land and support them. It makes protected food and supply convoys the practical centre of the operation. A third-rate ship of the line would deter privateers from attacking the food route, while fast frigates are less practical for routine provisions. Sustaining an amphibious conquest requires the protected food route as much as the assault fleet.