Second Franco-Dahomean War

BelligerentsDahomey

France

• Porto-Novo

Commanders and leadersBéhanzinAlfred-Amédée DoddsStrength 8,800 regulars
1,200 Amazons 2,164 French soldiers
2,600 Porto-Novo portersCasualties and losses 1,753 killed
2,680 wounded 85 killed
440 wounded
205 died of disease

The Second Franco-Dahomean War, which raged from 1892 to 1894, was a major conflict between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. The French emerged triumphant and incorporated Dahomey into their growing colonial territory of French West Africa.