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SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies

Explore the significant events and impact of the Dutch, French, and British East India Companies in the East Indies. From battles and invasions to trade routes and colonization, discover the fascinating history of these influential companies.

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SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies

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  1. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • The joyous return of the second Dutch voyage to the East Indies, 1599.

  2. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • “No trade without war, no war without trade.” • A Dutch land-sea force invades the spice-rich Moluccan island of Tidore in 1604, blowing up two large Portuguese ships and storming the Portuguese fortress.

  3. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • The Battle of Bantam (on today’s Java), 30 December 1601. • Five Dutch ships defeated 30 Portuguese ships and galleys.

  4. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • Louis XIV giving patent letters to the directors that officially established the French East India Company in August 1664.

  5. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • Arms of the La Compagnie des Indesor French East India Company.

  6. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • The port of Lorient as it appeared in 1690.

  7. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • European settlements in India showing the principal French outposts in Chanderagar (near Calcutta) and Pondicherry on the southeast coast.

  8. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • This map shows the routes typically followed by French East Indiamen during the early and mid 18th century.

  9. SO482 – Bonhomme Richard Project The East India Companies • French India in the 1740s and ‘50s. During the Seven Years War of 1756-63 they were effectively ousted from the sub-continent by the British.

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