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Port Louis, the Citadel. At the beginning of the 17th century merchants who were trading with India established warehouses in Port-Louis. In 1664 King Louis XIV established at Port-Louis the French East India Company. In 1770the French government then took over the shipyards as a naval port and arsenal.

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Port Louis, the Citadel. At the beginning of the 17th century merchants who were trading with India established warehouses in Port-Louis. In 1664 King Louis XIV established at Port-Louis the French East India Company. In 1770the French government then took over the shipyards as a naval port and arsenal.