The Reduction of Lagos or Bombardment of Lagos was a British naval operation in late 1851. The Royal Navy bombarded Lagos (in present-day Nigeria) in order to suppress the Atlantic slave trade, and to depose the King (Oba) of Lagos, Kosoko, for...
As of 2023, Lagos is the largest city in the continent of Africa as well as in Nigeria, a country where it was the capital. In a 2022 report by Business Africa Insider, the city is the fourth wealthiest city in Africa after Johannesburg, Cape Town...
Lagos State (Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó, Gun: Ayìmátẹ̀n Awọnlìn tọ̀n) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 states, Lagos is the first or second most populous state (depending on the source) but is the smallest by area. Bounded to the south by the...
Efunroye Tinubu (c. 1810 – 1887), born Ẹfúnpọ̀róyè Ọ̀ṣuntinúbú, was a powerful Yoruba female aristocrat, merchant, and slave trader in pre-colonial and colonial Nigeria. She was a politically and economically influential figure in Lagos during the...
The Treaty Between Great Britain and Lagos, 1 January 1852 was an agreement between Great Britain (represented by Commodore Henry William Bruce, Commander of the British Navy's West Africa Station and John Beecroft, British Consul in the Bights of...
The Oba of Lagos, also known as the Eleko of Eko, is the traditional ruler (Oba) of Lagos. The Oba is a ceremonial Yoruba sovereign with no political power, but is sought as a counsel or sponsor by politicians who seek support from the residents of...
The Treaty of Cession, 6 August 1861 or the Lagos Treaty of Cession was a treaty between the British Empire and Oba Dosunmu of Lagos (spelt 'Docemo' in English documents) wherein Dosunmu, under the threat of military bombardment, ceded Lagos Island...
Lagos Colony was a British colonial possession centred on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria. Lagos was annexed on 6 August 1861 under the threat of force by Commander Beddingfield of HMS Prometheus who was accompanied by the Acting...
Colonial Nigeria formed part of the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960, when Nigeria achieved independence. Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and established the Oil River Protectorate in 1884. British influence in the...
This is a list of military conflicts, involving the United Kingdom in the 19th century. This is part of a larger series of list articles that cover the various wars involving the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Great Britain. Notable militarised...
