battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Atchoukpa

Name: Battle of Atchoukpa
Start: 1890-04-20
Location: Atchoukpa, Benin

Battle of Atchoukpa was a battle fought on 20 April 1890 at Atchoukpa, in what is now Benin. It was part of First Franco-Dahomean War. The recorded result: French victory; Béhanzin abandons his plans to attack Porto-Novo. Recorded strength: 350 French troops; 500 Porto-Novo warriors (fled early) against 9,000 warriors.

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Fought20 April 1890

WhereAtchoukpa, Benin6.509N, 2.629E

OutcomeFrench victory; Béhanzin abandons his plans to attack Porto-Novo

BelligerentsFrench Third Republic; Porto-NovoagainstKingdom of Dahomey

Casualties and losses8 killed; 53 woundedand1,500 killed or wounded

Part ofFirst Franco-Dahomean War1890

Record

Date	20 April 1890
Place	Atchoukpa, Benin 6.509N, 2.629E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	350 French troops; 500 Porto-Novo warriors (fled early)	9,000 warriors
Casualties and losses	8 killed; 53 wounded	1,500 killed or wounded
Commanders	Sébastien Terrillon	Béhanzin

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Abomey 1892, 102 km NW
Battle of Paouingnan 1823, 137 km N
Togoland campaign 1914, 161 km W
Battle of Agbeluvhoe 1914, 162 km W
Battle of Chra 1914, 178 km NW

Elsewhere in 1890

Battle of Atchoukpa is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Benin.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q106645667, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Atchoukpa, revision 1370432672, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.