Which of the following is not true regarding the Dutch colonial history in India?

  1.First Dutch factory was established at Masulipatnam in Andhra.

  2.Amboyna( Amboina) massacre took place in Indonesia where the the Dutch killed 10 Portuguese.

  3.The Dutch were defeated by the English in the battle of Bedara.

  Select the correct answer from the following options:

Statement 1 is correct : In 1606 ,First Dutch  factory was established at Masulipatnam in Andhra.

Statement 2 is incorrect : Amboina Massacre,  that took place in Amboina (now Ambon, Indon.) in 1623, when 10 Englishmen, 10 Japanese, and one Portuguese were put to death by local Dutch authorities. The incident ended any hope of Anglo-Dutch cooperation in the area, a goal that both governments had been pursuing for several years, and marked the beginning of Dutch ascendancy in the Indies.

Statement 3 is correct : In 1759 , the Dutch were defeated by the English in the decisive battle of Bedara ( Bengal),ending the Dutch power in India.

By: Ankush Sharma