Dahomey War Against France 1892

In 1892-93, Colonel Alfred-Amédée Dodds led the campaign against the 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. After defeating the Dahomeyans, French authorities established a protectorate. Behanzin was deported to the West Indies and his former kingdom was absorbed into the French colony of Dahomey, with its capital at Porto Novo.

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How to Stop a War; Alfred-Amedee Dodds; Dahomey.

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