Portuguese Attacking EIC Fort at Surat


Surat was the English East India Company's first attempt to muscle in on the spice trade from India. This picture shows the reaction of the Portuguese who did not appreciate competition to their trading monopoly and trying to evict the newcomers from their turf. It was not to be the English who challenged the Portuguese successfully, but the Dutch who managed to.


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by Stephen Luscombe