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The Company failed to found a colony on Madagascar but established ports on the nearby islands of Bourbon and Île-de-France (today's Réunion and Mauritius). By 1719, it had established itself in India but was near bankruptcy. In the same year it was combined under John Law with other French trading companies to form the Compagnie Perpétuelle des Indes. It resumed independence in 1723.
With the decline of the Mogul Empire, the French decided to intervene in Indian political affairs to protect their interests, notably by forging alliances with local rulers in south India. From 1741 the French under Joseph François DupleixJoseph Francois Dupleix ( January 1, 1697 November 10, 1763) was governor general of the French establishment in India, and was the great rival of Robert Clive. Dupleix was born in Landrecies, France. His father, Francois Dupleix, a wealthy farmer-general pursued an aggressive policy against both the Indians and the English until they ultimately were defeated by Robert Clive.
The Company was not able to maintain itself financially, and it was abolished in 1769Events Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen exhibits the " Mechanical Turk", a chess-playing machine May 14 Charles III of Spain sends Spanish missionaries, who found California missions in San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Monterey and begin the settlem, a few years before the French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo.
Several Indian trading ports, including PondicherryPondicherry ( in Hindi), currently undergoing a name change to Puduchery is a union territory in the south of India. Formerly a French colony, it came under the rule of the Indian Government in 1954 and was organized as a union territory in 1963. It consi and Chandernagore , remained under French control until 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,.