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Franco-Dahomean Wars

1890 CE – 1894 CE · 4 years

France conquered the Kingdom of Dahomey, famous for its all-female warrior regiment (the 'Amazons of Dahomey'), completing French domination of West Africa.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • French Republic
  • Kingdom of Dahomey (King Béhanzin)

Key moments

Defining events in the Franco-Dahomean Wars.

  1. 1890 Battle of Cotonou
  2. 1892 Battle of Adégon
  3. 1892 Fall of Abomey

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

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Matabele Wars

1893 CE – 1897 CE

Landmark · Africa

Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

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Morocco

Founded 789 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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Anglo-Ashanti Wars

1824 CE – 1900 CE

Landmark · Africa

Serengeti National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Ghana

Attested 800 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1890 CE and 1894 CE.

1893 CE Matabele Wars 1891 CE Batu Caves 1894 CE First Sino-Japanese War 1894 CE Donghak Peasant Revolution

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne Landmark · Oceania 1891 CE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Sitting Bull Figure · Great Plains, North America 1831 CE – 1890 CE First Sino-Japanese War Conflict · East Asia 1894 CE – 1895 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing
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