The ‘Malouin’

These great rich cargoes attracted pirates and the merchants and proprietor of ships had to put canons on their ships and they had to put cannons on their ships and they had to make their staff learn the military skills as far as the guns and protection of ships and goods were concerned.

In 1688- 1714 there would be constant fight between England and France. St Malo by its geographical position was in the center and the fishermen would change from fishing to ‘ privateering’ and they are going to attack English ships in “La Manche”. At the time when they started getting a percentage commission from the king. The engulf in … in their field. It was the attraction of the easy money - The equipage received 1/3 of the ship and its cargaison . The objective is not fight but the capture of ships with less damage and richer ships. It was a strategy of attracting an isolated ship than a group of ships. The ships which were carrying more rich good were most well guarded . St Malo would become an important market for exotic, tropical goods coming from Asia and Africa from English ad Dutch ships which k they had captured. This double facets in money and tropical goods would encourage them to arm their ships with log and short arms and started going further.

The Malouins arm directly in Peru where they go to look for ‘Piastre’. The Malouins are important for France and it was with this Piastre that the state could keep fighting against the English and Dutch. What allowed France to established its military powers and this activity would be purely Malouin. They are going to fill their ships with goods from Bretagne and Normandie.

In 1809 St Malo became a link between and a big market between France and the oriental India. During conflicts in the end of 17th century the Malouin would take the place of the compagnie Francaise des Indes Orientale to continue the work of the company backed by the Royal Monopoly. That’s why they were found in all the important points in the history.