Dutch West India Company and Atlantic trade networks (1621–1792)

1. States-General charters Dutch West India Company

   Jun 3, 1621Labels: States-General, Dutch West

   • LOC Charter
   • Britannica WIC
   • NNI Timeline

2. First WIC-sponsored colonists arrive in New Netherland

   Jan 1, 1624Labels: New Netherland, Dutch West

   • NNI Timeline
   • Britannica WIC

3. Piet Hein captures Spanish treasure fleet

   Sep 7, 1628Labels: Piet Hein, Spanish treasure

   • Britannica WIC
   • Matanzas Battle

4. Dutch seize Pernambuco, launching “Dutch Brazil”

   Feb 14, 1630Labels: Pernambuco, Dutch Brazil

   • Siege Recife
   • Britannica WIC

5. Curaçao captured as Caribbean trading hub

   Aug 21, 1634Labels: Cura ao, Fort Amsterdam

   • Fort Amsterdam
   • Britannica WIC

6. Dutch capture Elmina Castle on Gold Coast

   Aug 29, 1637Labels: Elmina Castle, Gold Coast

   • Elmina Battle
   • Britannica WIC

7. WIC captures Luanda, expanding slave-supply routes

   Aug 26, 1641Labels: Luanda, Angola

   • Loango Angola
   • Britannica WIC

8. Portugal retakes Brazil, ending Dutch rule there

   Jan 1, 1654Labels: Brazil, Portuguese reconquest

   • Britannica WIC
   • WIC Overview

9. Treaty of Breda transfers New Netherland to England

   Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, New Netherland

   • Britannica Breda
   • Britannica WIC

10. First WIC collapses; second WIC formed

    Jan 1, 1674Labels: First WIC, Second WIC

    • LOC Charter
    • Cambridge Itinerario
    • WIC Overview

11. Komenda Wars reshape Gold Coast trade politics

    Jan 1, 1694Labels: Komenda, Gold Coast

    • Komenda Wars
    • Dutch Gold Coast

12. Dutch state disestablishes WIC; assets revert to government

    Jan 1, 1792Labels: Dutch state, WIC dissolution

    • Dutch Gold Coast
    • Gov List