Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:war
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dahomey
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Dahomey became a French protectorate
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
high civilian casualties
significant military casualties |
| gptkbp:caused_by |
French expansionism
|
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Dahomey_Kingdom
gptkb:French_Third_Republic |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Béhanzin
General Alfred Dodds |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
cultural assimilation efforts by France
loss of independence for Dahomey |
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
establishment of French control
treaty of 1894 |
| gptkbp:economic_impact |
exploitation of resources
introduction of cash crops |
| gptkbp:end_date |
1894
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
French colonial policy
colonial expansion in West Africa impact on Dahomey society |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dahomey– France War
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Dahomey
gptkb:Monarch |
| gptkbp:launch_date |
1890
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
historical memory in France
impact on African resistance movements influence on modern Benin |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Dahomey
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Cotonou
gptkb:Battle_of_Abomey |
| gptkbp:notable_winners |
impact on local governance
changes in land ownership influence on future conflicts in the region changes in trade patterns suppression of local resistance Dahomey annexation by France cultural changes in Dahomey establishment of French West Africa formation of modern Benin state increased French military presence in West Africa introduction of French legal systems legacy of colonialism in West Africa |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkb:Second_Franco-Dahomean_War colonial wars in Africa Franco-Dahomean treaties |
| gptkbp:result |
French victory
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:political_movement
conventional warfare |