Dutch West India Company and the Dutch Atlantic slave trade (1621–1815)

1. States-General charters the Dutch West India Company

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

   • Britannica
   • NNI Timeline

2. WIC adopts the “Groot Desseyn” strategy

   Oct 1, 1623Labels: Groot Desseyn, WIC

   • Groot Desseyn
   • Britannica

3. Piet Hein captures a Spanish treasure fleet

   Sep 8, 1628Labels: Piet Hein, WIC

   • Matanzas Battle
   • Britannica

4. WIC seizes Curaçao as a Caribbean base

   Aug 21, 1634Labels: Cura ao, Fort Amsterdam

   • Fort Amsterdam
   • Britannica

5. WIC captures Elmina and expands slave-supply capacity

   Aug 29, 1637Labels: Elmina, WIC

   • Elmina Battle
   • Britannica

6. WIC captures Luanda to control Angola’s slaving outlet

   Aug 26, 1641Labels: Luanda, WIC

   • Loango Angola
   • Groot Desseyn

7. Portuguese retake Luanda, weakening WIC’s Angola plan

   Aug 21, 1648Labels: Luanda, Portuguese

   • Loango Angola
   • Britannica

8. Portuguese reconquer Dutch Brazil, changing WIC priorities

   Jan 26, 1654Labels: Dutch Brazil, Portugal

   • Britannica
   • WIC Overview

9. Spain reintroduces the asiento, boosting Dutch transit via Curaçao

   Jan 1, 1662Labels: Asiento, Cura ao

   • Asiento nl
   • Asientistas

10. Dutch capture Suriname, expanding plantation slavery

    Feb 27, 1667Labels: Suriname, Dutch

    • Surinam Invasion
    • WIC Overview

11. First WIC collapses; second WIC chartered

    Sep 26, 1674Labels: First WIC, Second WIC

    • Cambridge Core
    • Folger Catalog

12. Komenda Wars shift Gold Coast trade toward enslaved people

    Jan 1, 1694Labels: Komenda Wars, Gold Coast

    • WIC Overview

13. WIC dissolved; Dutch state assumes direct control

    Jan 1, 1792Labels: WIC dissolution, Dutch state

    • Britannica
    • Dutch Gold Coast

14. Dutch decree and treaty commitments ban the Atlantic slave trade

    Aug 13, 1814Labels: Dutch decree, Anglo-Dutch Treaty

    • 1814 Treaty
    • Slave Trade Act