EAST INDIA CO., FRENCH


Meaning of EAST INDIA CO., FRENCH in English

Trading company founded by

In constant competition with the already-established Dutch {{link=East India Co., Dutch">East India Co. , it mounted expensive expeditions that were often harassed by the Dutch. It also suffered in the French economic crash of 1720, and by 1740 the value of its trade with India was half that of the English East India Co. Its monopoly over French trade with India was ended in 1769, and it languished until its disappearance in the French Revolution .

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