What the records say
- When
- 4 Jul 1892 – 15 Jan 1894
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 6.50° N, 2.60° E
- Description
- conflict between France and the Kingdom of Dahomey (1892-1894)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Second Franco-Dahomean War
1892–1894 conflict between France and Dahomey
The Second Franco-Dahomean War, which raged from 1892 to 1894, was a major conflict between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. The French emerged triumphant and incorporated Dahomey into their growing colonial territory of French West Africa.
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