British Punitive Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Punitive_Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath destruction of Benin City
annexation of Benin Kingdom by British Empire
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Benin_Expedition_of_1897
gptkbp:casualties British soldiers killed
Benin defenders killed
gptkbp:cause ambush of British delegation
desire for control over trade
gptkbp:commander Admiral Sir Harry Rawson
gptkbp:date 1897
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legacy debate over restitution of Benin Bronzes
impact on Nigerian cultural heritage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
Benin City
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:Benin_Bronzes
ivory tusks
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen
gptkb:Benin_Bronzes
colonialism in Africa
gptkbp:result capture of Benin City
looting of Benin Bronzes
exile of Oba of Benin
gptkbp:target gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benin_Plaques
gptkb:Ovonramwen_Nogbaisi_n’Ogidigan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Punitive Expedition