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Colonial Era and the Indian Sepoy Module - III

Military History of the
shattered the hopes of Dupleix to create French Colonies in India. During the Seven
Colonial Era
Years War (1756-63) between France and England, the French forces were defeated
and the capital was captured in 1761. The French East India Company lacked support
of their government. In 1765 Pondicherry was returned to the French after a peace
treaty with England. After the Napoleonic wars in 1816, all the establishments from
Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam, Mahe, Chanderanagore, Surat, Machilipatnam and
Kozhikode were returned to France. The French colonies in India remained separate
from British India, without any interference. Note

Map 9.2

Intext Question 9.2

1. Who established first Dutch factory in Masulipatnam?
2. Mention few places where the Dutch established their factories in India.

3. Who established the French East India Company in India?

9.1.4 The British in India

As we have seen already that the British East India Company established its presence
in India way back in 1612, wherein they established factories in India for trading

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