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[also called Dahomey War]
| State |
Entry |
Exit |
Combat Forces |
Population |
Losses |
| Dahomey |
1892 |
1892 |
50000 |
1000000 |
1000 |
| France |
1892 |
1892 |
50000 |
40000000 |
2000 |
Dodds, Alfred-Amédée [b. Feb. 6, 1842, Saint-Louis, Senegal;
d. July 18, 1922, Paris, Fr.]
French military figure who played a leading role in French colonial expansion in West Africa in the late 19th century...
In 1892-93, he led the campaign against the native forces of King Behanzin of
Dahomey. His victory at Abomey (1892) was vital to the eventual linkage of French possessions in upper Senegal and the upper Niger region.
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After the accession of Behanzin (1889-94) hostilities were precipitated. In 1892 a French expedition under Colonel
Alfred-Amédée Dodds defeated the Dahomeyans and established a protectorate. Behanzin was deported to the West Indies.
His former kingdom was absorbed into the French colony of
Dahomey, with its capital at Porto Novo.
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