Affair of Porto Novo

The affair of Porto Novo was a successful attack by the British East India Company and French Indies Company on a newly founded factory of the Swedish East India Company at Porto Novo in South India on 20 October 1733. The president of Fort St. George, George Morton Pitt, had been alerted to the newly established factory at Porto Novo, and after failing to convince the Nawab to prevent the Swedes there from conducting trade contacted Pierre Le Noir, the French governor of Pondicherry. After making an agreement, they sent a force of several hundred men led by Captain de la Faralle down the coast towards Porto Novo and attacked the warehouse, with the Swedes surrendering a day after the attack.

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1733 — 1734  Wikidata
military expedition, East India Company, French East India Company, Swedish East India Company, 

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1733 — 1734 Affair of Porto Novo

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1781 Battle of Porto Novo

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1783 Siege of Cuddalore

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1783 Battle of Cuddalore

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1733	Affair of Porto Novo	East India Company, French East India Company, military expedition, Swedish East India Company	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1748	Siege of Cuddalore	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1758	Battle of Cuddalore	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Porto Novo	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1783	Siege of Cuddalore	East India Company, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great Britain, siege, Electorate of Hanover, Kingdom of Mysore	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1783	Battle of Cuddalore	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Devikottai	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort St. David	Government of Tamil Nadu, fortress	Wikidata