History of the French in India
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This is a reprint of the second and best edition of an essential scholarly history. The author, Colonel George Bruce Malleson, was a voluminous writer, his first work to attract attention being the famous Red Pamphlet, published at Calcutta in 1857, when the Sepoy Mutiny was at its height. Among his other books, the most valuable are History of the French in India (2nd ed., 1893) and The Decisive Battles of India (3rd ed., 1888).Six decades after the establishment of foreign trading companies such as the British East India and the Dutch East India, France too entered India with a business proposal and later founded the French East India Company in 1664. In 1673, the foundation of Pondicherry was laid by the French when they took over the area of Pondicherry, which was under the Sultan of Bijapur until then. The French administration started a number of ambitious projects in 1674, which aimed at transforming Pondicherry from a small village to a flourishing port town.However, the French were in constant conflict with the English and the Dutch as all three European maritime powers knew the potential of a place like Pondicherry. The Dutch managed to capture Pondicherry in 1693 and expanded its fortifications. However, in 1697, a series of agreements called the Treaty of Ryswick were signed between the French and the Dutch, which made sure the French regained Pondicherry in 1699.Despite having a treaty with the British, the French continued to seek ways to expand their presence in India. Hence, they increased their business activities in Bengal, which allowed them to get closer to the Nawab of Bengal. Since the French were not confident of defeating the British by themselves, they encouraged the then Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah to fight the British in order to capture Fort William in Calcutta. This instigation by the French led to the famous Battle of Plassey in the year 1757. Unfortunately, Siraj ud-Daulah and his French allies were defeated
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