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Augustin de Beaulieu (1589–1637) was a French general, who in 1619 led an armed expedition to the
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''Cambridge geographical series'' p. 60 In 1616 he joined an expedition to Far East, the East as captain of a small ship in the fleet led by Captain De Nets. de Beaulieu again sailed in 1619. The fleet was sent from Honfleur, to fight the Dutch in the Far East, and to establish trade with the sponsorship of traders from Rouen and
/ref> Beaulieu met with Sultan Iskander Muda (1607–36) to obtain a trading license and the agreement to establish a factory. They encountered the Dutch fleet off Sumatra. One ship was captured, another remained in Asia for inter-country trade, and the third returned to
/ref> de Beaulieu advocated for a French settlement on
''A new general biographical dictionary'' by Hugh James Rose p. 439
Augustin de Beaulieu (1589–1637) was a French general, who in 1619 led an armed expedition to the East Indies
The East Indies (or simply the Indies), is a term used in historical narratives of the Age of Discovery. The Indies refers to various lands in the East or the Eastern hemisphere, particularly the islands and mainlands found in and around ...
composed of three ships (275 crews, 106 cannons) and called the "Fleet of Montmorency", after its sponsor the Admiral Montmorency.''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1'' Donald F. Lach p. 39/ref>
Biography
Born at Rouen, Augustin de Beaulieu studied science and navigation. He participated in other expeditions before the 1619 one, and, in 1612 he sailed to Gambia.''Cambridge geographical series'' p. 60 In 1616 he joined an expedition to Far East, the East as captain of a small ship in the fleet led by Captain De Nets. de Beaulieu again sailed in 1619. The fleet was sent from Honfleur, to fight the Dutch in the Far East, and to establish trade with the sponsorship of traders from Rouen and
Paris
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. Beaulieu made a noted description of Cape Town
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during the year that England
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occupied it. The fleet visited Aceh, which allowed Beaulieu to write one of the best accounts of Aceh in the early 17th century.''First globalization: the Eurasian exchange, 1500 to 1800'' Geoffrey C. Gunn p. 15/ref> Beaulieu met with Sultan Iskander Muda (1607–36) to obtain a trading license and the agreement to establish a factory. They encountered the Dutch fleet off Sumatra. One ship was captured, another remained in Asia for inter-country trade, and the third returned to
Le Havre
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in 1622. In 1624, with the Treaty of Compiègne
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, Richelieu obtained an agreement with the Dutch to cease fighting in the East.''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1'' by Donald F. Lach pp. 93-9/ref> de Beaulieu advocated for a French settlement on
Madagascar
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, but Richelieu refrained from the adventure for fear of annoying the Dutch. It was only in 1665, with the establishment of the Compagnie des Indes Orientales, that a proper attempt would be made to settle the island. Beaulieu wrote in 1631-32:
de Beaulieu participated to the Siege of La Rochelle
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with the Royal fleet in 1627–28, as well as in the capture of Sainte-Marguerite island.''A new general biographical dictionary'' by Hugh James Rose p. 439
See also
* 1620 Robben Island earthquake * France-Asia relationsWorks
*''Mémoires d'un voyage aux Indes orientales, 1619-1622'', École française d'Extrême-Orient,aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
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/ Maisonneuve & Larose, Paris, 1996 (Pérégrinations asiatiques)
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