Atlas of Battles

country, 3 engagements

Battles in Benin

3 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Benin: 3 battles between 1823 and 1892.

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Battle of PaouingnanBattle of AtchoukpaBattle of AbomeyLoméCotonouIbadanOgbomoshoPorto-NovoAtakpaméIlorinOyoAbeokutaIfe200 km7.093N, 2.314E
3 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
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.