Atlas of Battles

country, 4 engagements

Battles in Benin

4 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Benin: 3 battles and 1 siege between 1743 and 1892.

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Siege of OuidahBattle of PaouingnanBattle of AtchoukpaBattle of AbomeySiege of OuidahBattle of PaouingnanBattle of AtchoukpaBattle of AbomeyAccraLoméIbadanOgbomoshoAtakpaméOyoAbeokutaIfeAdo EkitiAkure200 km7.018N, 2.314E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1740s: 1 engagements1820s: 1 engagements1890s: 2 engagements2 in 1890s1740s1890s
4 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1743Siege of OuidahSão João Baptista d’Ajudá
1823Battle of PaouingnanPaouingnan
20 April 1890Battle of AtchoukpaAtchoukpaFirst Franco-Dahomean War
1892Battle of Abomey

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.