British bombardment of Lagos (1851)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Reduction of Lagos
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| gptkbp:casusBelli |
Suppression of slave trade
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
Kingdom of Lagos |
| gptkbp:commander |
Commodore Henry William Bruce
Oba Kosoko |
| gptkbp:consequence |
Deposition of Oba Kosoko
Installation of Oba Akitoye Suppression of slave trade in Lagos |
| gptkbp:date |
December 1851
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British bombardment of Lagos (1851)
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| gptkbp:location |
Lagos, present-day Nigeria
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| gptkbp:partOf |
British campaign against the Atlantic slave trade
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
Failed British diplomatic mission to Lagos (1851)
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
History of Lagos |
| gptkbp:result |
British victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Marked beginning of British influence in Lagos
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| gptkbp:successor |
British annexation of Lagos (1861)
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kosoko_(Oba_of_Lagos)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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