Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_French_influence_in_West_Africa
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
High on both sides
|
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials_in_Cotonou
|
| gptkbp:commander |
King Behanzin
General_Alfred_Dodds |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence on local folklore
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Influence on local art and literature
|
| gptkbp:date |
1892
|
| gptkbp:diplomaticRelations |
Treaty of Cotonou
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| gptkbp:duration |
One day
|
| gptkbp:economicImpact |
Exploitation_of_resources_in_Dahomey
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Use of rifles
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Ouidah
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_expansion_in_Africa
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
General_Alfred_Dodds_of_France
King_Behanzin_of_Dahomey |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Part of the larger narrative of colonialism
Seen as a colonial conquest |
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented in military archives
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Marked_the_decline_of_Dahomey_as_a_kingdom
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Cotonou
|
| gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
Criticism of colonial practices
|
| gptkbp:involved |
French_troops
Dahomean_warriors |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Resistance against colonialism
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cotonou
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
Reported_in_French_newspapers
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:French_Foreign_Legion
Use of artillery Decisive_French_victory French_military_commanders Dahomean_army |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Dahomey_annexed_by_France
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
Second Franco-Dahomean War
|
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_West_Africa
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Abomey
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Colonial_wars_in_Africa
|
| gptkbp:result |
French_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Expansion_of_French_colonial_rule
|
| gptkbp:socialResponsibility |
Displacement of local populations
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of trade routes
Control_over_Dahomey |
| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:Dahomey
gptkb:France |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Naval bombardment
|
| gptkbp:treaty |
Treaty of Cotonou (1894)
|
| gptkbp:type |
Land battle
|