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French colonial empire

set of territories that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s

6 dated entries naming French colonial empire, drawn from 6 separate years between 1565 CE and 1941 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1565September 4 – The Spanish fleet of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés lands in Florida to oust the French under Jean Ribault. He later destroys the French colony of Fort Caroline.source

17th century

  • 1684July 24 – René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle sails again from France, with a large expedition designed to establish a French colony on the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the Mississippi River.source

18th century

  • 1761January 16 – In India, the Siege of Pondicherry ends as the British Empire captures Pondichéry from the French colonial empire.source

19th century

  • 1862June 5 – Treaty of Saigon: Emperor Tự Đức of the Nguyễn dynasty in Vietnam cedes Saigon, Côn Sơn Island and three southern provinces of what is to become known as French Cochinchina (Biên Hòa, Gia Định and Định Tường) to become part of the French colonial empire. Guerilla leader Trương Định refuses to recognize the treaty.source
  • 1863April 14 – The Treaty of Huế is signed between Vietnam and the French Empire.source

20th century

  • 1941May 19 – The Viet Minh is formed at Pác Bó in Vietnam, to overthrow French rule of the nation, as an alliance between the Indochina Communist party, led by Ho Chi Minh, and the Nationalist party. It will become the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.source

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