The First Franco-Dahomean War was fought in 1890, from February to October, between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and the Kingdom of Dahomey under King Béhanzin. Fighting occurred as part of France's broader colonization efforts in West Africa, and with Porto-Novo allied to the French side, the war ended in a French victory that set the stage for France's later, more decisive Second Franco-Dahomean War against Dahomey.
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Source Wikipedia: First Franco-Dahomean WarInfobox: locationQuote, Infobox: location
Ouémé Department of modern Benin
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1. Correlates of War Project: Correlates of War Extra-State War Data, version 4.0
Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War Extra-State War Data, WarNum 394, start and end date columns
First Franco-Dahomeyan,3,220,France,-8,Dahomey,3,1,1890,4,20,1890,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,1,0,-8,1,-8,4,200,800
Correlates of War Extra-State War Data, WarNum 394, battle death columns, summed over the rows of the war
First Franco-Dahomeyan,3,220,France,-8,Dahomey,3,1,1890,4,20,1890,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,1,0,-8,1,-8,4,200,800
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: First Franco-Dahomean War
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French victory
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The First Franco-Dahomean War was fought in 1890 between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin.
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