Fall of Ilorin

When

13 Feb 1897 – 18 Feb 1897

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

8.50° N, 4.55° E

Description

1897 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Capture of the city Ilorin in 1897

The Fall of Ilorin was the capture of the city of Ilorin, capital of the Ilorin Emirate, by the Royal Niger Company in February 1897. The operation formed the second major phase of the Company's Niger Sudan Campaign of 1897, following the defeat and occupation of Bida in January.

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