French Compagnie des Indes and imperial commerce (1664–1769)

1. Colbert founds French East India Company

   Jan 1, 1664Labels: Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French East

   • Britannica
   • FrWiki

2. Company gains land base that becomes Lorient

   Jun 1, 1666Labels: Port-Louis, Lorient

   • Lorient
   • HistLorient

3. Pondicherry settlement established under company rule

   Jan 1, 1674Labels: Pondicherry, Fran ois

   • Puducherry
   • Britannica

4. Lorient becomes primary metropolitan base in wartime

   Jan 1, 1675Labels: Lorient, Enclos

   • Lorient
   • HistLorient

5. Dutch seize Pondicherry amid European rivalry

   Jan 1, 1693Labels: Pondicherry, Dutch Navy

   • Martin
   • Britannica

6. Treaty of Ryswick ends Nine Years’ War

   Sep 20, 1697Labels: Treaty of

   • Ryswick

7. Law’s Company absorbs East India Company

   May 1, 1719Labels: John Law, Compagnie des

   • Britannica
   • LawCo

8. Mississippi Bubble crash destabilizes the company

   Jan 1, 1720Labels: Mississippi Bubble

   • Britannica
   • LawCo

9. Reorganized as the French Indies Company

   Mar 1, 1723Labels: Compagnie fran, Lorient

   • Britannica
   • IndiesCo

10. Dupleix appointed governor-general of French India

    Jan 14, 1742Labels: Joseph-Fran ois, French India

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

11. French seize Madras during imperial war

    Jan 1, 1746Labels: Madras, War of

    • Dupleix

12. British capture Pondicherry in the Seven Years’ War

    Jan 15, 1761Labels: Pondicherry, Seven Years'

    • Pondicherry
    • Britannica

13. Company monopoly and privileges withdrawn by the Crown

    Aug 13, 1769Labels: Louis XV, Company privileges

    • IndiesCo
    • Britannica