Editing (section) East India Trading Company 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Fall of the Company's Power</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The threat of the Company caused the pirates to call the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fourth%20Brethern%20Court%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brethren%20Court%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrethren%20Court%7CFourth%20Brethern%20Court%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Brethren_Court" title="Brethren Court">Fourth Brethern Court</a>. Led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pirate%20King%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pirate%20King%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPirate%20King%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Pirate_King" title="Pirate King">Pirate King</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Elizabeth%20Swann%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Elizabeth%20Swann%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElizabeth%20Swann%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Swann" title="Elizabeth Swann">Elizabeth Swann</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brethren%20fleet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pirate%20Armada%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPirate%20Armada%7CBrethren%20fleet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Pirate_Armada" title="Pirate Armada">Brethren fleet</a> faced off with the Company armada. In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22the%20titanic%20battle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Calypso%27s%20maelstrom%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20of%20Calypso%27s%20maelstrom%7Cthe%20titanic%20battle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Battle_of_Calypso%27s_maelstrom" title="Battle of Calypso's maelstrom">the titanic battle</a> that followed, the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Black%20Pearl%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Black%20Pearl%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBlack%20Pearl%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Black_Pearl" title="Black Pearl">Black Pearl</a></i> defeated the <i>Flying Dutchman</i> in combat and the <i>Flying Dutchman</i> came under the control of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Will%20Turner%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22William%20Turner%20Jr.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWilliam%20Turner%20Jr.%7CWill%20Turner%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/William_Turner_Jr." title="William Turner Jr.">Will Turner</a>. With the <i>Flying Dutchman</i> under Will's control, it turned on the Company armada and attacked the armada's flagship, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22HMS%20%3Ci%3EEndeavour%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22HMS%20Endeavour%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHMS%20Endeavour%7CHMS%20%27%27Endeavour%27%27%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/HMS_Endeavour" title="HMS Endeavour">HMS <i>Endeavour</i></a>, alongside the <i>Black Pearl</i>. The two pirate ships destroyed the <i>Endeavour</i>, killing <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cutler%20Beckett%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cutler%20Beckett%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCutler%20Beckett%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Cutler_Beckett" title="Cutler Beckett">Cutler Beckett</a> and most of his <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22crew%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Crew%20of%20the%20HMS%20Endeavour%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCrew%20of%20the%20HMS%20Endeavour%7Ccrew%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Crew_of_the_HMS_Endeavour" title="Crew of the HMS Endeavour">crew</a>, causing his armada to retreat having lost their leader.<span data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22AWE%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BPirates%20of%20the%20Caribbean%3A%20At%20World%27s%20End%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-AWE_0-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-AWE_0-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%221668-7210191415f01b7030ef85%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ616478a45551533c-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%221668-7210191415f01b7030ef85%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ616478a45551533c-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-AWE-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-AWE-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2221%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2222%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="#cite_note-AWE-0"><span data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In spite of the previous events, the Company still thrived and operated across the East Indies over the following years, although the Company's power over the Caribbean was no more. By <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221750%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221750%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1750%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/1750" title="1750" class="mw-redirect">1750</a>, some EITC members who survived the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22War%20Against%20Piracy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22War%20Against%20Piracy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWar%20Against%20Piracy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/War_Against_Piracy" title="War Against Piracy">War Against Piracy</a>, like <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Theodore%20Groves%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Theodore%20Groves%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTheodore%20Groves%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Theodore_Groves" title="Theodore Groves">Theodore Groves</a>, were recruited by His Majesty <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22King%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22King%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKing%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/King" title="King">King</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20II%20of%20Great%20Britain%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20II%20of%20Great%20Britain%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20II%20of%20Great%20Britain%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" title="George II of Great Britain">George II of Great Britain</a> to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22search%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Quest%20for%20the%20Fountain%20of%20Youth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQuest%20for%20the%20Fountain%20of%20Youth%7Csearch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Quest_for_the_Fountain_of_Youth" title="Quest for the Fountain of Youth">search</a> along the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22privateer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22privateer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bprivateer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Privateer" title="Privateer">privateer</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hector%20Barbossa%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hector%20Barbossa%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHector%20Barbossa%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Hector_Barbossa" title="Hector Barbossa">Hector Barbossa</a> the fabled <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fountain%20of%20Youth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fountain%20of%20Youth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFountain%20of%20Youth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" href="/wiki/Fountain_of_Youth" title="Fountain of Youth">Fountain of Youth</a>.<span data-rte-instance="1668-7210191415f01b7030ef85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%27%27%5B%5BPirates%20of%20the%20Caribbean%3A%20On%20Stranger%20Tides%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%221668-7210191415f01b7030ef85%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ616478a45551533c-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%221668-7210191415f01b7030ef85%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ616478a45551533c-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2227%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2228%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" 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