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Jean-François Hodoul
Jean-François Hodoul (11 April 1765 – 10 January 1835) was a sea captain, corsair, and later merchant and plantation owner in Île de France (now Mauritius). Origins Hodoul was born on 11 April 1765 La Ciotat, Provence. His father, Raymond, was a charcutiere; his mother was Geneviève Cauvin. He left for France's colonies in the Indian Ocean at the age of 24, and arrived at Mauritius in 1789, on board ''Scipion''. Other sources state that he arrived there on 12 April 1790, the day after his 25th birthday. He rapidly became a sea captain. By 1791 he was master of ''Deux Sœurs''. Two years later, he was master of the brig ''Succès''. During this period he transported slaves from Africa to the Indian Ocean colonies of Île de France and Île Bourbon (Réunion). Privateer In 1793 the French Revolutionary Wars broke out, and with them a battle in the Indian Ocean between Britain and France. In 1794 the British captured him and his brig ''Olivette'' when the British entered Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Corsairs
Corsairs (french: corsaire) were privateers, authorized to conduct raids on shipping of a nation at war with France, on behalf of the French crown. Seized vessels and cargo were sold at auction, with the corsair captain entitled to a portion of the proceeds. Although not French Navy personnel, corsairs were considered legitimate combatants in France (and allied nations), provided the commanding officer of the vessel was in possession of a valid letter of marque ( or , the latter giving ''corsairs'' their name), and the officers and crew conducted themselves according to contemporary admiralty law. By acting on behalf of the French Crown, if captured by the enemy, they could in principle claim treatment as prisoners of war, instead of being considered pirates. Because corsairs gained a swashbuckling reputation, the word "corsair" is also used generically as a more romantic or flamboyant way of referring to privateers, or even to pirates. The Barbary pirates of North Africa as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koringa River
Koringa (also known as Coringa, te, కోరింగ నది) is a branch of the Godavari River flowing in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India. History The river was also historically known as the ''Coringa'', ''Koringa'', ''Corangi'', ''Coringuy''. Geography The ''Goutami Godavari'' is the Eastern branch of the Godavari river, that splits at Vijjeswaram, while the ''Vasista Godavari'' is the Western branch. Other main branch is Vainateya, which splits at Dowleswaram Dowleswaram is a part of Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC). It also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. Landmarks Sir Arthur Cotton built the Dowleswaram Barrage across the Godavari The Godavari .... Tulya, Atreya and Bharadwaja are minor tributaries. See also * Yanam, Pondicherry * Godavari River {{coord missing, Andhra Pradesh Rivers of Andhra Pradesh Geography of East Godavari district Rivers of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkatta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka. It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Thomas Le Même
François-Thomas Le Même (Saint-Malo, 13 January 1764Cunat, p.403 — ''Waltherstow'', at 30S 79E, 30 March 1805Cunat, p.410) was a French privateer. Career Le Même was born in Saint-Malo in the family of an accountant, and studied in order to enlist in the navy. At the age of 14, he enlisted as a volunteer on the merchantman ''Pouponne'', which departed Saint-Malo in early 1778, bound for Northern America. After the outbreak of the War of American Independence, Le Même returned to Brest on the ''Gentille''. Le Même enlisted on the privateer ''Prince-de-Montbarrey'' which, after taking a number of prizes, was herself captured by a frigate on 28 June 1779.Cunat, p.404 Exchanged the following year, Le Même served on the ships ''Lys'', ''Pilote-des-Indes'' and ''Petite-Guêpe'', which he learnt that the war had ended. Replacing the lieutenant of the ship ''Marie-Constance'', Le Même sailed to Le Havre. Le Même then sailed on various merchantmen, rising to the rank of captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawab Of The Carnatic
The Carnatic Sultanate was a kingdom in South India between about 1690 and 1855, and was under the legal purview of the Nizam of Hyderabad, until their demise. They initially had their capital at Arcot in the present-day Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Their rule is an important period in the history of the Carnatic and Coromandel Coast regions, in which the Mughal Empire gave way to the rising influence of the Maratha Empire, and later the emergence of the British Raj. Borders The old province known as the Carnatic, in which Madras (Chennai) was situated, extended from the Krishna river to the Kaveri river, and was bounded on the West by Mysore kingdom and Dindigul, (which formed part of the Sultanate of Mysore). The Northern portion was known as the ' Mughal Carnatic', the Southern the 'Maratha Carnatic' with the Maratha fortresses of Gingee and Ranjankudi. Carnatic thus was the name commonly given to the region of Southern India that stretches from the East Godavari of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Dutertre
Jean-Marie Dutertre (1768 in Lorient – 1811Gallois, p. 412), also called Jean Dutertre, was a French privateer. His ships included ''Modeste'', ''Heureux'', ''Passe-Partout'' and ''Malartic''.Gallois, p. 405 Career In September 1796, Dutertre set out for a campaign on the 20-gun ''Modeste'', which had previously been captained by Robert Surcouf under the name ''Émilie''. apparently captured her near Visakhapatnam in March 1797.Demerliac, p. 308, no 2898Demerliac (p. 308, no 2898) states that ''Modeste'' was captured either by ''Fox'' in March 1797, or by in April 1798; it appears that ''Cleopatra'' was in the English channel at the time, when she captured a privateer named ''Émilie'' but unrelated to the present ship. Duterte commissioned the privateer ''Heureux'' at Île de France in July 1798. On 4 March 1799 ''Heureux'' captured ''Solimany'', off Nagore. On 19 March the East Indiaman recaptured ''Solimany'', Captain Hamed Pelley, master, of eight guns. ''Solimany'' h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malartic (1799 Ship)
''Malartic'' (or ''Général Malartic'', or ''General Malartique''), was a French privateer ship, famous for her exploits while under the command of Captain Jean-Marie Dutertre. The British captured her in 1800, ending her brief, but productive privateering career. Career ''Malartic'' was commissioned in July 1799. She undertook a cruise from July 1799 to March 1800, capturing the former East Indiaman . She also captured the former East Indiaman ''Thomas'', and in the same cruise, the ships ''Surprise'', ''Joyce'', and ''Lord Hobart''. ''Malartic'' arrived back at Mauritius on 9 March. On 10 September 1799 ''Général Malartic'' visited the Seychelles to annul the capitulation by raising the French flag. On 28 November, ''Général Malartic'' captured ''Surprise'' near Madras. ''Surprize''s crew was taken to the Seychelles from where ''Success'', Jean-François Hodoul, master, took them to Mauritius; they arrived on 28 January 1800. On 6 March (or February) ''Malartique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comoro Islands
The Comoro Islands or Comoros (Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر القمر , ''Juzur al-qamar''; french: Les Comores) form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the southeastern coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and northwest of Madagascar. The islands are politically divided between the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign country, and Mayotte, an Overseas Department of France. Geography The Comoro Islands are located in the Mozambique Channel to the north-west of Madagascar and facing Mozambique. These volcanic islands, covering a total area of 2034 km2, are as follows: * Grande Comore, Ngazidja (also known as ''Grande Comore''): the largest island of the Union of the Comoros, with its capital Moroni, Comoros, Moroni * Anjouan, Ndzuwani (also known as ''Anjouan''): part of the Union of the Comoros * Mohéli, Mwali (also known as ''Mohéli''): part of the Union of the Comoros * Mayotte (also known as ''Maore''): a French overseas department. Mayotte is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Vessels Of The Bengal Pilot Service To 1834
The Bengal Pilot Service (BPS) was an arm of the British East India Company (EIC). Its pilot boats were responsible for guiding East Indiamen East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. The term is used to refer to vesse ..., and other vessels, up and down the Hooghly River between Calcutta and the sea. The BPS vessels and their role were transferred to the Indian Navy in 1834. The information in the tables below comes primarily from Phipps (designated with a "†"), or Hackman (designated with a "‡").Hackman (2001). The vessels listed are those one source or the other identified as serving the Bengal Pilot Service. Where the two sources disagree with respect to some datum such as year of launch, or burthen, the first datum mentioned is from Phipps and the second is from Hackman. A & B C D — G H & I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia. The company seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. At its peak, the company was the largest corporation in the world. The EIC had its own armed forces in the form of the company's three Presidency armies, totalling about 260,000 soldiers, twice the size of the British army at the time. The operations of the company had a profound effect on the global balance of trade, almost single-handedly reversing the trend of eastward drain of Western bullion, seen since Roman times. Originally chartered as the "Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies", the company rose to account for half of the world's trade du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sequin
A sequin () is a small, typically shiny, generally disk-shaped ornament. Sequins are also referred to as paillettes, spangles, or ''diamanté'' (also spelled ''diamante''). Although the words sequins, paillettes, lentejuelas, and spangles can be used interchangeably, ''diamanté'' (literally "set with diamonds") is both an adjective and a plural-only noun, which specifically refers to diamond-shaped sequins and can also be used to mean "artificial diamonds", which serve the same purpose as sequins. In costuming, sequins have a center hole, while spangles have the hole located at the top. Paillettes are typically very large and flat. Sequins may be stitched flat to the fabric, so they do not move, and are less likely to fall off; or they may be stitched at only one point, so they dangle and move easily, catching more light. Some sequins are made with multiple facets, to increase their reflective ability, while others are stamped out with lobes resembling flower petals. Etym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piastre
The piastre or piaster () is any of a number of units of currency. The term originates from the Italian for "thin metal plate". The name was applied to Spanish and Hispanic American pieces of eight, or pesos, by Venetian traders in the Levant in the 16th century. These pesos, minted continually for centuries, were readily accepted by traders in many parts of the world. After the countries of Latin America had gained independence, pesos of Mexico began flowing in through the trade routes, and became prolific in the Far East, taking the place of the Spanish pieces of eight which had been introduced by the Spanish at Manila, and by the Portuguese at Malacca. When the French colonised Indochina, they began issuing the new French Indochinese piastre (''piastre de commerce''), which was equal in value to the familiar Spanish and Mexican pesos. In the Ottoman Empire, the word piastre was a colloquial European name of Kuruş. Successive currency reforms had reduced the value of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
