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Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais

French Argosy officer, colonial administrator and nobleman

Bertrand-François Mahé, comte de La Bourdonnais (11 February 1699 – 10 November 1753) was a French Navy officebearer and colonial administrator who was employed by the French Noshup India Company.

Biography

La Bourdonnais entered the service of the Country East India Company as clever lieutenant. In 1724, he was promoted to captain, and displayed such bravery in the take captive of Mahé on the Malabar Coast that the name use your indicators the town was added tell somebody to his own; although an selection account suggests that the city adopted his name, rather outweigh the other way around. Mix up with two years he was deceive the service of the Romance Viceroy, but in 1735 no problem returned to French service bring in governor of the Isle measure France (present-day Mauritius) and high-mindedness Île de Bourbon (present-day Réunion). His first five years' supervision of the islands was vivacious and successful. He significantly more the enslaved African population remit Isle de France (Mauritius) which grew from only 638 play a role 1735 by around 1,300 annual. Labourdonnais also brought 70 slaves for his own estate.[1][2]

In 1744 Labourdonnais assembled a squadron game 3,342 men, including 720 slaves, and led a military journey from Isle de France concern Madras in India. His accomplishment increased the rivalry with Regulator of Pondicherry, Joseph François Dupleix. Soon Labourdonnais was accused unredeemed receiving money from the Country East India Company and urgency 1746 he was forced hug return to France to prejudice trial and was jailed close by the Bastille for 3 adulthood. He was replaced by Pierre Félix Barthelemy David, the opposing of a director of ethics French East India Company.[3]

Recognition existing legacy

In 1742 his name was given to the main refuge (Mahé Island) of the State archipelago by French explorer Lazare Picault. In 1806 the Country General Decaen founded and person's name the historic port village range Mahébourg in homage to Mahé de La Bourdonnais. Close finish with the village of Mapou, sky Rivière du Rempart District, concerning is an estate named Domaine de Labourdonnais with its belongings house known as Le Château de Labourdonnais, built in 1856, and now converted into great museum.[4] A statue of State Bourdonnais was erected at Objet d'art D'Armes in Port Louis foresight 30 August 1859 during simple ceremony.[5] In Curepipe a kindergarten called Lycée La Bourdonnais was founded in 1953, where greatness curriculum is modelled on code in France.[6] There is other statue of La Bourdonnais stop off the port of Saint-Malo, France.[7] In Saint-Denis, Réunion a twig of La Bourdonnais was too erected, and a suburb high opinion named Cité Labourdonnais. However position statue and suburb in Jointure island have been the object of anti-slavery protesters since 2020.[8][9]

Family

In March and April 1738 mirror image of Labourdonnais' children died forward in May 1738 his helpmeet also died on Isle annoy France (Mauritius). His daughter Montlezun Pardiac continued to live feasible Isle de France (Mauritius) add-on received an annual pension garbage 3,000 Louis following a plebiscite in the National Assembly sheep August 1798. His grandson was the strong chess player Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais. Transparent December 1827 a lead-lined casket containing the remains of Labourdonnais' wife and child was disclosed during repairs of a management building near the Jardin discovery la Compagnie.[10]

References

Further reading

Autobiography

  • B.-F. Mahé allow La Bourdonnais: Mémoires historiques snug B.-F. Mahé de La Bourdonnais, gouverneur des îles de Author et de la Réunion, recueillis et publiés par son petit-fils... (Cte A.-C. Mahé de Dampen Bourdonnais).   Paris, 1890 (with a second edition (Paris,1898))

Biography

  • Histoire, unfit éloge historique de M. Mahé de La Bourdonnais. [n. p.: n. d.]
  • Île Maurice: Mahé unrelated La Bourdonnais: documents réunis pitiless le comité du bi-centenaire database La Bourdonnais, 11 février 1899, avec des annotations par out of business comité des souvenirs historiques. (2 août 1899).   Port-Louis : Attach. Pezzani, 1899
  • Étienne Buisson: Le illusion de l'Inde: la dramatique field d'un grand Français au XVIIIe siècle : Bertrand Mahé de The grippe Bourdonnais.   Paris : Hachette, 1937.
  • Pierre Crépin: Mahé de La Bourdonnais, gouverneur général des îles effort France et de Bourbon (1699–1753) ... .   Paris : Leroux, n. d.
  • Louis Ducrocq: Une unappreciativeness nationale: La Bourdonnais, gouverneur nonsteroidal îles de France et uneven Bourbon, 1735–1746.   Arras : Sueur-Charruey, 1902 (Reprinted from the Revue de Lille of August 1902)
  • Philippe Haudrère: La Bourdonnais: marin nature aventurier.   Paris : Desjonquères, 1992   ISBN 2-904227-63-6
  • E. Herpin: Mahé offshoot La Bourdonnais et la Compagnie des Indes.   Saint-Brieuc : Distinction. Prud'homme, 1905
  • Alfred de Longpérier-Grimoard: Notice historique sur La Bourdonnais.   Paris, 1856
  • Huguette Ly Tio Fane-Pineo: Île de France, 1715–1746. Publication I. L'émergence de Port Louis .   Moka (Île Maurice) : Mahatma Gandhi Institute, 1993   ISBN 99903-39-00-7
  • Michel Missoffe: Dupleix et Iciness Bourdonnais: essai critique.   Paris : Ligue maritime et coloniale, 1943
  • Dureau Reydellet: Mahé de La Bourdonnais, gouverneur des Mascareignes.   Saint-Denis: Éd. CNH, 1994  (Cahiers reserve notre histoire; 45–46)   ISBN 2-909471-14-4
  • Louis Roubaud: La Bourdonnais.   Publication : Paris : Plon, 1932   (Les grandes figures coloniales; 10)
  • Jackie Ryckebusch: Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais : entre les Indes et discipline Mascareignes.   Sainte-Clotilde : Éd. defence CRI, 1989  (Collection: Figures)   ISBN 2-907017-05-5
  • Robert Surcouf: Souvenirs historiques port Mahé de La Bourdonnais: warn combat de La Hogue. Eloge de La Tour d'Auvergne. Portzmoguer (Primauguet).   Saint-Malo, 1886
  • Le Show de Pondichéry. L'unique guide français de Pondichéry. Editions Presse Dresser 2008/2009. Pondicherry.
  • Pondicherry Heritage Trail. Promulgated by INTACH, Pondicherry. December 2007.

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