The Frenchman, Claude Martin, was the quintessential 18th century soldier of fortune. He would run with the hare and hunt with the hound, counting among his patrons, the French East India Company ...

The French East India Company was formed in 1664 AD during the reign of King Louis XIV to trade with India. In 1668 AD the French established their first factory at Surat and in 1669 AD ...

The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 AD. French Political Motives and Ambition: As the time passed, ...

India News: As the 124-member French military contingent marched down Rajpath amid loud cheers, they became the first foreign soldiers ... fought between the forces of the East India Company and ...

This army was largely made up of Indian soldiers called sepoys close sepoy An Indian soldier who fought in the East India Company’s army, but had previously been part of the Mughal army. .

In September 1746, French troops captured Madras and Clive was taken prisoner. However, he escaped south to Fort St. David, the English East India Company post at Cuddalore, where he enlisted in the ...

The two men, it turned out, were Indian soldiers who died on French battlefields more than 100 years ago during World War One. They were finally laid to rest this month, in a ceremony especially ...