Battle of Atchoukpa

The Battle of Atchoukpa was fought on 20 April 1890 near the town of Atchoukpa during the First Franco-Dahomean War. A French force of 350 troops under Colonel Terrillon, briefly assisted by 500 of King Toffa I's warriors, fought off a force of 7,000 Dahomey warriors and 2,000 Dahomey Amazons under King Béhanzin who were set to march on Porto-Novo.

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1890  Wikidata
battle, Kingdom of Hogbonou, French Third Republic, Dahomey, 
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1890 Battle of Atchoukpa

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1890 First Franco-Dahomean War

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1892 — 1894 Second Franco-Dahomean War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1958	Republic of Dahomey		Wikidata
area	region	1975	People's Republic of Benin		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1890	Battle of Atchoukpa	battle, French Third Republic, Dahomey, Kingdom of Hogbonou	Wikidata
event	war	1890	First Franco-Dahomean War	war	Wikidata
event	war	1892	Second Franco-Dahomean War	war, French Third Republic, Dahomey	Wikidata