States General charters the West India CompanyJun 3, 1621Labels: States General, Dutch WestBritannicaNNI Timeline
WIC leadership adopts the “Grand Design” planOct 1, 1623Labels: Groot Desseyn, WIC directorsGroot DesseynNNI Timeline
Enslaved Africans brought to New NetherlandJan 1, 1626Labels: New Netherland, Enslaved AfricansNNI Slave TradeLand of Blacks
Treasure fleet capture finances WIC expansionSep 8, 1628Labels: Piet Heyn, Treasure fleetMatanzas BattleBritannica
WIC conquers Pernambuco, launching Dutch BrazilMar 3, 1630Labels: Pernambuco, Dutch BrazilRecife SiegeBritannica
WIC takes Curaçao, building a regional slave hubAug 21, 1634Labels: Cura ao, WillemstadFort AmsterdamJSTOR Rupert
WIC seizes Elmina Castle on the Gold CoastAug 29, 1637Labels: Elmina Castle, Gold CoastElmina 1637ASC Leiden
WIC captures Luanda to tap Central African supplyAug 26, 1641Labels: Luanda, West CentralLoango AngolaASC Leiden
Dutch Brazil collapses after costs and resistanceJan 1, 1654Labels: Dutch Brazil, Portuguese resistanceBritannicaWIC Overview
Dutch capture Suriname, expanding plantation slaveryFeb 27, 1667Labels: Suriname, Plantation slaverySurinam InvasionSurinam Colony
First WIC bankrupts; Second WIC charteredJan 1, 1674Labels: First WIC, Second WICCambridge CoreWIC 1674
Society of Suriname formed; WIC keeps slave-trade leverageJan 1, 1683Labels: Society of, Cornelis vanAmsterdam ArchiveSurinam Colony
Komenda Wars reshape Gold Coast trade dynamicsJan 1, 1694Labels: Komenda Wars, Gold CoastKomenda WarsWIC Overview
Dutch state ends the WIC; colonies transferredJan 1, 1792Labels: Dutch state, WIC dissolutionWIC DefunctGold Coast List