Dahomey Expedition

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military expedition
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Annexation_of_Dahomey
gptkbp:alliance Allies with local tribes
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:High_for_Dahomey
Moderate_for_British
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Impact_on_Dahomey_culture
gptkbp:cultural_impact Increased_British_interest_in_West_Africa
gptkbp:date 1892
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Treaty of Cotonou
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 months
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Artillery
Rifles
gptkbp:environmental_impact Exploitation of resources
gptkbp:feedback Resistance_from_Dahomey_warriors
gptkbp:historical_analysis Post-colonial studies
Political scientists
Cultural historians
Military historians
Economic historians
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated_British_military_power
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Military reports
Diaries of soldiers
Dahomey_accounts
Official_British_records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dahomey Expedition
gptkbp:impact Changes in local governance
gptkbp:intelligence Local informants
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Suppress_Dahomey_resistance
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Dahomey_king
British_commanders
gptkbp:legacy Colonial_rule_in_Dahomey
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dahomey
gptkbp:logistics Supply_lines_from_Lagos
gptkbp:media_coverage Newspaper articles
Illustrations and maps
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cotonou
Battle of Ouidah
Siege of Abomey
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Sir_Arthur_Edward_Wellesley
gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._Wellesley
gptkbp:partOf Second Anglo-Dahomean War
gptkbp:predecessor First Anglo-Dahomean War
gptkbp:public_perception Mixed_views_in_Britain
Negative_views_in_Dahomey
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Colonial expansion
gptkbp:successor Third Anglo-Dahomean War
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Dahomey
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attacks
Naval blockade