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Augustin de Beaulieu (1589–1637) was a French general of the 17th century, who in 1619 was put in charge of an armed expedition to the East Indies composed of three ships (275 crews, 106 cannons) and called the "Fleet of Montmorency", after its sponsor the Admiral Montmorency.〔''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1'' Donald F. Lach p.398 ()〕 ==Biography== Born at Rouen, Augustin de Beaulieu studied science and navigation.〔 and made a few other expeditions before the 1619 one, and, in 1612, he had sailed to Gambia.〔〔(''Cambridge geographical series'' p.60 )〕 In 1616 he participated to an expedition to the east as captain of a small ship in the fleet led by Captain De Nets.〔 Augustin de Beaulieu would again sail for the east in 1619. The fleet was sent from Honfleur, with the objective of fighting the Dutch in the Far East and establishing trade with the sponsorship of traders from Rouen and Paris.〔 Beaulieu made a noted description of Cape Town, the year it was occupied by England.〔''Cape Town: the making of a city : an illustrated social history'' Nigel Worden p.12 ()〕 The fleet visited Aceh, an experience which allowed Beaulieu to write one of the best accounts of Aceh in the early 17th century.〔''First globalization: the Eurasian exchange, 1500 to 1800'' Geoffrey C. Gunn p.156 ()〕 Beaulieu met with Sultan Iskander Muda (1607–36) to obtain a trading license and the agreement to establish a factory.〔 They encountered the Dutch fleet off Sumatra. One ship was captured, another remained in Asia for inter-country trade, and the third returned to Le Havre in 1622. Finally in 1624, with the Treaty of Compiègne, Richelieu obtained an agreement with the Dutch to cease fighting in the East.〔〔''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1'' by Donald F. Lach p.93-94 ()〕 Augustin de Beaulieu advocated a French settlement on the island of Madagascar but Richelieu would refrain from the adventure for fear of annoying the Dutch. It was only in 1665, with the establishment of the Compagnie des Indes Orientales, that a proper attempt would be made to settle the island. Beaulieu wrote in 1631-32: Augustin de Beaulieu later participated to the Siege of La Rochelle in the Royal fleet in 1627-28, as well as in the capture of Sainte-Marguerite island.〔(''A new general biographical dictionary'' by Hugh James Rose p.439 )〕 He died of influenza in Toulon in 1637. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Augustin de Beaulieu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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