VOC activity on the Coromandel Coast and Bengal trade (1608–1799)

1. VOC founded with state chartered powers

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: VOC

   • Britannica
   • VOC Wiki

2. VOC allowed to establish at Pulicat

   Jan 1, 1608Labels: Pulicat

   • Dutch Coromandel
   • VOCsite Coromandel

3. Fort Geldria built at Pulicat

   Jan 1, 1613Labels: Fort Geldria, Pulicat

   • Fort Geldria
   • Dutch Coromandel

4. VOC begins sustained trade in Bengal region

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: Bengal

   • Dutch Bengal

5. VOC opens factory at Pipely port

   Jan 1, 1627Labels: Pipely

   • Dutch Bengal

6. Chinsurah settlement established near Hooghly

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Chinsurah, Hooghly River

   • Dutch Bengal

7. Directorate of Bengal created by the VOC

   Jan 1, 1655Labels: Directorate of, VOC

   • Dutch Bengal

8. Nagapattinam captured from Portuguese control

   Jan 1, 1658Labels: Nagapattinam, Portuguese

   • Dutch Coromandel
   • VOCsite Coromandel

9. Coromandel headquarters moved to Nagapattinam

   Jan 1, 1690Labels: Nagapattinam, Fort Vijf

   • Fort Vijf Sinnen
   • Dutch Coromandel

10. Fort Gustavus named at Chinsurah

    Jan 1, 1742Labels: Fort Gustavus, Chinsurah

    • Dutch Bengal

11. VOC defeated at the Battle of Chinsurah

    Nov 25, 1759Labels: Battle of, British East

    • Battle Chinsurah
    • FIBIS Chandernagore

12. British capture Nagapattinam in Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

    Nov 11, 1781Labels: Nagapattinam, British forces

    • Negapatam Siege
    • Fort Vijf Sinnen

13. Treaty of Paris leaves Nagapattinam with Britain

    Jan 1, 1784Labels: Treaty of, Nagapattinam

    • Fort Vijf Sinnen
    • Dutch Coromandel

14. Kew Letters trigger British takeover of Dutch posts

    Feb 8, 1795Labels: Kew Letters, British takeover

    • Kew Letters
    • Dutch Bengal

15. VOC dissolved and nationalized by Dutch state

    Dec 31, 1799Labels: VOC dissolution, Dutch state

    • Britannica
    • VOC Wiki