Twelve crewmen were killed at Sidayu on one of its initial voyages, and its decline began with a 1741 defeat by Raja Marthanda Varma at the Battle of Colachel.
Its fourth leader commanded a battle between it and a fleet under Thomas Dale and was killed during a siege by Mataram. Twelve crewmen were killed at Sidayu on one of its initial voyages, and its decline began with a 1741 defeat by Raja Marthanda Varma at the Battle of Colachel. It dissolved by 1800. The "Amboyna Massacre" saw ten Englishmen and ten Japanese arrested and executed for conspiring against it. Under Coen it expanded and changed its headquarters to Batavia. For 10 points, name this first multinational corporation in the world, also the first to issue stock, founded by chambers from Delft, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and other cities for trading with Asia.
Its fourth leader commanded a battle between it and a fleet under Thomas Dale and was killed during a siege by Mataram.
Dutch East India Company [accept United East India Company; accept Vereenigde Oost-indische Compagnie; prompt on East India Company]