Dahomey War

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf war
gptkbp:aftermath cultural assimilation policies
economic exploitation
suppression of local governance
Dahomey_becomes_a_French_colony
social_changes_in_Dahomey
gptkbp:casualties thousands
gptkbp:causedBy French_expansionism
gptkbp:culturalImpact depiction in literature
influence_on_African_resistance_movements
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations increased_French_influence_in_West_Africa
gptkbp:finaleDate 1894
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
colonialism
African_resistance_to_European_colonization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dahomey War
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Dahomey_Kingdom
gptkb:French_Third_Republic
gptkbp:launchDate 1890
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance
influence on post-colonial studies
commemoration in historical narratives
study of colonial warfare
impact_on_modern_Benin
gptkbp:location Dahomey_(now_Benin)
gptkbp:militaryRank Guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:notableFigures General_Alfred_Dodds
Béhanzin
gptkbp:outcome annexation_of_Dahomey
gptkbp:partOf colonial_conflicts_in_Africa
gptkbp:predecessor First Franco-Dahomean War
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Cotonou
gptkb:Battle_of_Abomey
Battle of Ouidah
Battle of Porto-Novo
Battle of Kpasse
Battle of Kétou
Battle of Savalou
Battle of Tchaourou
Battle of Tori
Battle of Zangbeto
gptkbp:result French_victory
gptkbp:significance establishment_of_French_control_over_Dahomey
gptkbp:successor Second Franco-Dahomean War
gptkbp:tactics fortifications
cavalry charges
artillery bombardment