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British conquest · 1906–1911

The British enter Tivland

British forces entered Tivland from the east in 1906, when tension ran high between the Tiv and other peoples of the Benue valley.

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Overview

British forces entered Tivland from the east in 1906, when tension ran high between the Tiv and other peoples of the Benue valley. Between November 1907 and spring 1908 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Trenchard's Southern Nigeria Regiment came into the Tiv country from the south, bringing gifts for clan heads. In 1950 the Tiv said they had defeated this force and then invited the British to negotiate. The southern Tiv date the British “eruption” among them to 1911.[2],[1]High confidence

Who took part

  • British forces· Colonial force
  • Tiv· Rose up

What happened

  1. 1906

    From the east

    British forces enter Tivland.[2]High confidence

  2. 1911

    The eruption

    The British reach the southern Tiv.[2]High confidence

Sources

Every claim carries a confidence level: high (well attested), medium (one source or approximate) or disputed (sources disagree).

  1. Wikipedia contributors. Hugh Trenchard in Nigeria
  2. Wikipedia contributors. Tiv people