Back حملة بنين 1897 Arabic Britische Strafexpedition nach Benin German Expédition punitive britannique au Bénin French Ziyarar Benin na 1897 HA Ekspedisi Benin 1897 ID Spedizione punitiva del Benin Italian Expedição punitiva do Benim Portuguese 1897年貝寧遠征 Chinese
| Benin Expedition of 1897 | |||||||
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| Part of the Scramble for Africa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Benin Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Harry Rawson |
Ovonramwen Asoro N' lyokuo Ologbosere | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200 | Unknown | ||||||
The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a punitive expedition by a British force of 1,200 men under Sir Harry Rawson. It came in response to the ambush and slaughter of a 250 strong party led by British Acting Consul General James Phillips of the Niger Coast Protectorate.[1] Rawson's troops captured Benin City and the Kingdom of Benin was eventually absorbed into colonial Nigeria.[1] The expedition freed about 100 Africans enslaved by the Oba.[2][3]
- ^ a b Obinyan, T. U. (September 1988). "The Annexation of Benin". Journal of Black Studies. 19 (1): 29–40. doi:10.1177/002193478801900103. JSTOR 2784423. S2CID 142726955.
- ^ Home 1982, p. 45, 107: "The Edo soldiers [...] brought back over a hundred Itsekiri carriers to be enslaved [...] Among the retuning refugees were Itseriki carriers from the Philips party who had been enslaved after the massacre"
- ^ Igbafe, Philip A. (1975). "Slavery and Emancipation in Benin, 1897-1945". The Journal of African History. 16 (3): 409–429. doi:10.1017/S002185370001433X. JSTOR 180474.