siege, early modern

Siege of Ouidah

Name: Siege of Ouidah
Location: Benin

Siege of Ouidah was a siege conducted in 1743 in what is now Benin. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Dahomian victory.

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Fought1743

WhereBenin6.359N, 2.090E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDahomian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstKingdom of Dahomey

Record

Date	1743 (year precision)
Place	Benin 6.359N, 2.090E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Dahomian military control over Ouidah reasserted
Commanders	Tegbesu

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Atchoukpa 1890, 62 km E
Battle of Abomey 1892, 92 km N
Battle of Agbeluvhoe 1914, 107 km W
Battle of Chra 1914, 137 km NW
Battle of Paouingnan 1823, 147 km N

Elsewhere in 1743

Siege of Ouidah is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Benin.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140128740, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ouidah (1743), revision 1370744242, 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.