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23 relations: Abomey, Alfred-Amédée Dodds, Béhanzin, Benin, Dahomey, Dahomey Amazons, First Franco-Dahomean War, Fon people, French Foreign Legion, French Third Republic, French West Africa, Krupp, Lebel Model 1886 rifle, New York University Press, Ouémé Department, Ouidah, Porto-Novo, Quadroon, Scramble for Africa, Steyr Mannlicher, Troupes de marine, Winchester, Zou Department.
Abomey
Abomey is a city in the Zou Department of Benin.
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Alfred-Amédée Dodds
Alfred-Amédée Dodds (6 February 184217 July 1922) was a French General, commander of French forces in Sénégal from 1890, commander of French forces in the second expeditionary force to suppress The Boxer Rebellion, and commander of French forces during the Second Franco-Dahomean War.
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Béhanzin
Béhanzin (1844 – December 10, 1906) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey, modern-day Benin.
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Benin
Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.
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Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was an African kingdom (located within the area of the present-day country of Benin) that existed from about 1600 until 1894, when the last king, Béhanzin, was defeated by the French, and the country was annexed into the French colonial empire.
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Dahomey Amazons
The Dahomey Amazons or Mino, which means "our mothers," were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the present-day Republic of Benin which lasted until the end of the 19th century.
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First Franco-Dahomean War
The First Franco-Dahomean War, which raged in 1890, was a conflict between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and the Dahomey under King Béhanzin.
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Fon people
The Fon people, also called Fon nu, Agadja or Dahomey, are a major African ethnic and linguistic group.
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French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) (FFL; Légion étrangère, L.É.) is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831.
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French Third Republic
The French Third Republic (La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the system of government adopted in France from 1870 when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War until 1940 when France's defeat by Nazi Germany in World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government in France.
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French West Africa
French West Africa (Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin) and Niger.
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Krupp
The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, became famous for their production of steel, artillery, ammunition, and other armaments.
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Lebel Model 1886 rifle
The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modèle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") is also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893.
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New York University Press
New York University Press (or NYU Press) is a university press that is part of New York University.
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Ouémé Department
Ouémé is one of the twelve departments of Benin.
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Ouidah
Ouidah or Whydah (Xwéda; Ouidah, Juida, and Juda by the French; Ajudá by the Portuguese; and Fida by the Dutch), formally the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin.
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Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo (also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital of Benin, and was the capital of French Dahomey.
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Quadroon
Historically in the context of slave societies of the Americas, a quadroon or quarteron was a person with one quarter African and three quarters European ancestry (or in the context of Australia, one quarter aboriginal ancestry).
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Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa was the occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914.
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Steyr Mannlicher
Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in St. Peter in der Au, Austria.
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Troupes de marine
The Troupe de marine (TDM) are a corps of the French Army which regroups several specialties: infantry, artillery, armoured and airborne.
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Winchester
Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England.
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Zou Department
Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Franco-Dahomean_War
