Sugar production and trade in the Dutch Caribbean (1630–1800)

1. Dutch West India Company chartered for Atlantic trade

   Jun 3, 1621Labels: Dutch West, Dutch Republic

   • Britannica
   • NNI Timeline

2. WIC adopts “Groot Desseyn” strategy

   Oct 1, 1623Labels: Groot Desseyn, WIC

   • Groot Desseyn
   • Britannica

3. Dutch seize Pernambuco’s ports in Brazil

   Mar 3, 1630Labels: Recife, Pernambuco

   • Siege Recife
   • Groot Desseyn

4. WIC takes Curaçao as Caribbean hub

   Aug 21, 1634Labels: Cura ao, Willemstad

   • Cura ao
   • Amsterdam Archive

5. Johan Maurits governs Dutch Brazil

   Jan 1, 1636Labels: Johan Maurits, Dutch Brazil

   • Britannica
   • Dutch Port Cities

6. Dutch capture Elmina to supply enslaved labor

   Jan 1, 1637Labels: Elmina, Gold Coast

   • Groot Desseyn
   • Britannica

7. Dutch capture Luanda to expand slave supply

   Aug 26, 1641Labels: Luanda, Angola

   • Dutch Angola
   • Groot Desseyn

8. Pernambuco planters revolt against Dutch rule

   May 15, 1645Labels: Pernambuco planters, Pernambuco

   • Insurrection
   • Battle Tabocas

9. Guararapes defeats weaken Dutch hold on sugar Brazil

   Feb 19, 1649Labels: Guararapes, Brazilian forces

   • Guararapes
   • Recapture Recife

10. Portuguese recapture Recife; Dutch Brazil ends

    Feb 1, 1654Labels: Recife, Portuguese recapture

    • Recapture Recife
    • Amsterdam Archive

11. Treaty of The Hague settles Dutch–Portuguese Brazil claims

    Aug 6, 1661Labels: Treaty of, Dutch Portuguese

    • Treaty Hague
    • Amsterdam Archive

12. Curaçao becomes a major slave-trade depot

    Jan 1, 1662Labels: Cura ao, slave depot

    • Cura ao
    • Amsterdam Archive

13. Treaty of Breda confirms Dutch Suriname

    Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Suriname

    • Britannica
    • Suriname History

14. WIC reorganized; Atlantic slave trading strengthens

    Jan 1, 1675Labels: WIC, recapitalization

    • WIC
    • Amsterdam Archive

15. Suriname grows into a sugar plantation colony

    Jan 1, 1700Labels: Suriname, plantation colony

    • Suriname History
    • Surinam Colony

16. Non-WIC firms expand Dutch slave-trade financing

    Jan 1, 1730Labels: Dutch firms, Zeeland

    • MCC
    • WIC

17. Fourth Anglo-Dutch War disrupts Dutch Caribbean trade

    Dec 1, 1780Labels: Fourth Anglo-Dutch, Dutch Caribbean

    • Dutch Campaign
    • Britannica

18. British capture St. Eustatius and seize trade goods

    Feb 3, 1781Labels: St Eustatius, British capture

    • RMG Greenwich
    • Dutch Campaign

19. WIC dissolved as Dutch Atlantic system changes

    Jan 1, 1792Labels: WIC dissolution, Dutch Atlantic

    • WIC
    • Suriname History