Dutch West India Company
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Was a Dutch chartered company with trade monopoly in the West Indies (the Caribbean).
Establishment
January 1631: In 1630 the Dutch captured Olinda and then Recife.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict between the Portuguese Empire and the Dutch Empire. The conflict primarily saw the Dutch companies invading Portuguese colonies in the Americas, Africa, and the East Indies.
1.1.Sugar War
Was the Dutch invasion of Portuguese Brazil during the Dutch-Portuguese War.
January 1636: Until 1635, the Dutch were unable to harvest sugar due to Portuguese guerrilla attacks, and were virtually confined to the walled perimeter of the cities. Eventually, the Dutch evicted the Portuguese with the assistance of a local landlord named Domingos Fernandes Calabar.
January 1642: The Dutch captured São Luís.
January 1643: The Dutch invasion began in 1624 with the conquest of the then capital of the State of Brazil, the city of São Salvador da Bahia.
May 1645: In 1625, a joint Spanish-Portuguese fleet led by Spanish Admiral Fadrique de Toledo and Portuguese General Diogo de Mendonça Furtado rapidly recaptured Salvador, the capital of Portuguese Brazil, from the Dutch who had previously seized control of the territory.
1.2.Operations in West Africa and Angola
Were the military operations of the Dutch in West Africa and Angola during the Dutch-Portuguese War.
January 1642: The Dutch occupied the São Tomé island in 1641.
August 1648: Portuguese forces defeated the Dutch in Luanda and Benguela, securing control of Angola.
October 1648: Queen Nzinga retreated to Matamba, while the Dutch in São Tomé abandoned the island, which was reoccupied by the Portuguese later that year.
1.2.1.Dutch Invasion of Portuguese Africa
Was the Dutch invasion of Portuguese Angola during the Dutch-Portuguese War.
August 1641: In 1641, a Dutch fleet under the command of Cornelis Jol, seized Luanda from the Portuguese.
August 1641: The Dutch ruled Angola from August 26, 1641.
1.3.Pernambucan Insurrection
Was a revolt in the Dutch-occupied territories of Brazil.
August 1645: In 1645, most of Dutch Brazil revolted under the leadership of mulatto land-owner João Fernandes Vieira, who proclaimed himself loyal to the Portuguese Crown. WIC forces were defeated at the Battle of Tabocas, virtually confining the Dutch to the fortified urban perimeters of coastal cities, defended by contingents of German and Flemish mercenaries.
January 1646: The Dutch abandoned São Luís.
January 1655: The Second Battle of Guararapes, in 1649, marked the beginning of the end of Dutch occupation of Portuguese Brazil, until their final expulsion from Recife in 1654.
Was the war of independence of the United States of America (at the time the Thirteen Colonies) against Great Britain.
2.1.Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Was a conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic during the American Revolutionary War.
February 1781: 3 Feb 1781 - 26 Nov 1781: British occupation of Saba.
March 1784: During the French occupation of Saba from November 26, 1781, to February 1784, the island was under the control of the French government. This period ended when the territory was transferred to the Dutch West India Company in 1784.
August 1634: The Dutch West India Company under Admiral Johann van Walbeeck invaded the island of Curaçao and the Spaniards there surrendered in San Juan in August.
April 1636: Bonaire was conquered in March 1636 by the Dutch West India Company under the leadership of Admiral Johan van Walbeeck. The island was originally inhabited by the indigenous Arawak people before being colonized by the Dutch.
October 1642: 6 - 17 Oct 1642: Spanish occupation of Bonaire under Ruy Fernández de Fuenmayor.
October 1642: 6 - 17 Oct 1642: Spanish occupation of Bonaire under Ruy Fernández de Fuenmayor.
January 1683: In 1682, the Dutch West India Company took over the administration of Saba, a small island in the Caribbean.
March 1792: Bonaire under the Dutch West India Company.
March 1792: In 1792, the Dutch West India Company administration in Saba came to an end. The island of Saba, a Dutch colony, transitioned to direct governance by the Dutch government.
March 1792: Curaçao ceased to be under Dutch West India Company administration in 1792.
Disestablishment
March 1792: Curaçao ceased to be under Dutch West India Company administration in 1792.
March 1792: Bonaire under the Dutch West India Company.
March 1792: In 1792, the Dutch West India Company administration in Saba came to an end. The island of Saba, a Dutch colony, transitioned to direct governance by the Dutch government.
