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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Dahomey became a French protectorate
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 50
Dahomey: 300
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Dahomey
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Harry_Smith
gptkb:King_Behanzin
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gptkbp:community_impact
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Shift in regional power dynamics
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gptkbp:conflict
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Dahomey defeat
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced local resistance movements
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gptkbp:date
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July 9, 1897
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations
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gptkb:Treaty_of_Cotonou
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Ouidah
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Studied in colonial military history
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:General_Sir_Harry_Smith
gptkb:King_Behanzin
gptkb:Colonel_John_W._W._Wellesley
gptkb:Dahomean_Amazons
gptkb:Dahomean_generals
gptkb:Dahomean_warriors
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._H._Smith
gptkb:British_soldiers
Colonial administrators
Military strategists
British naval officers
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Marked the decline of Dahomey power
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Battle of Porto-Novo
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Military memorials
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:battle
infantry units
artillery units
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gptkbp:legacy
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British colonial rule in West Africa
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gptkbp:location
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Porto-Novo, Benin
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Combined arms operations
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gptkbp:military_technology
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Use of modern rifles
Use of artillery pieces
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Anglo-Dahomean_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cotonou
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gptkbp:primary_source
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British military reports
Dahomean accounts
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Dahomey_Wars
Colonial conflicts in Africa
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Colonial expansion of the British Empire
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flanking maneuvers
Naval bombardment
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gptkbp:type
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land battle
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dahomey
gptkb:King_Ghezo
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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