1894Event
British bombardment of New Oyo
After most Yoruba leaders signed treaties of protection in 1893, only the reconstituted New Oyo offered significant resistance.
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1894
British bombardment of New Oyo
After most Yoruba leaders signed treaties of protection in 1893, only the reconstituted New Oyo offered significant resistance.
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After most Yoruba leaders signed treaties of protection in 1893, only the reconstituted New Oyo offered significant resistance. The town of New Oyo was bombarded on November 12, 1894, and brought forcibly under British colonial rule.