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Battle of Benin
1897
18 February 1897
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type of battle

war or event

British Conquest of Nigeria

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location

modern country

Avenging the massacre at Ugbine (4 January), a 1,200-strong British Punitive Expedition under Admiral Harry Rawson converged on King Oba at Benin City in modern Nigeria, whose army was destroyed by Maxim guns and artillery. King Oba’s capital was razed and he was exiled. His son-in-law Ologbosheri was eventually captured and executed for the attack at Ugbine.


   
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