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British conquest · May 1892

The British invade Ijebu

Ijebu kept the roads from Lagos to the interior closed to free trade and missionaries.

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Overview

Ijebu kept the roads from Lagos to the interior closed to free trade and missionaries. In May 1892 a Lagos Colony force with Maxim guns marched in, defeated the Ijebu army at Imagbon and occupied Ijebu-Ode.[1],[2]High confidence

Who took part

What happened

  1. May 1892 · Imagbon (approximate)

    Imagbon

    The Ijebu army is defeated at the crossing of the Yemoji river.

  2. May 1892 · Ijebu-Ode

    Ijebu-Ode occupied

    The capital is occupied and the roads opened to Lagos trade.

Kingdoms involved

Sources

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  1. Wikipedia contributors. Anglo-Ijebu War (cited elsewhere, not yet checked directly)
  2. Ayandele, E. A. (1992). The Ijebu of Yorubaland, 1850–1950: Politics, Economy and Society. Heinemann Educational Books, Ibadan (cited elsewhere, not yet checked directly)