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And Phillips gets a response.

And Phillips gets a response.

Phillips' party, in their confusion, thought they were being welcomed by soldiers from the Benin Kingdom. In fact, Phillips told his men not to get out their revolvers. This was a mistake because soon they were facing a hail of ammunition.

Phillips' party, in their confusion, thought they were being welcomed by soldiers from the Benin Kingdom. In fact, Phillips told his men not to get out their revolvers. This was a mistake because soon they were facing a hail of ammunition.

Phillips' party, in their confusion, thought they were being welcomed by soldiers from the Benin Kingdom. In fact, Phillips told his men not to get out their revolvers. This was a mistake because soon they were facing a hail of ammunition.

A surviving British officer recounted a chaotic scene of gunfire and machetes.

A surviving British officer recounted a chaotic scene of gunfire and machetes.

A surviving British officer recounted a chaotic scene of gunfire and machetes.

It was carnage.

It was carnage.

It was carnage.

The exact numbers of dead are still to this day unclear. But it's thought that most of the Europeans in Phillips' party were killed along with many of the African workers they'd hired. Word quickly got back to England. Newspapers there called it a massacre.

The exact numbers of dead are still to this day unclear. But it's thought that most of the Europeans in Phillips' party were killed along with many of the African workers they'd hired. Word quickly got back to England. Newspapers there called it a massacre.

The exact numbers of dead are still to this day unclear. But it's thought that most of the Europeans in Phillips' party were killed along with many of the African workers they'd hired. Word quickly got back to England. Newspapers there called it a massacre.

But the damage was done.

But the damage was done.

But the damage was done.

Just weeks after Phillips' party was ambushed in Benin, the British government prepared for a revenge attack. It would come to be called the Punitive Expedition. A very large force with hundreds of sailors and soldiers was amassed. A flotilla of ships was stocked with heavy weaponry.

Just weeks after Phillips' party was ambushed in Benin, the British government prepared for a revenge attack. It would come to be called the Punitive Expedition. A very large force with hundreds of sailors and soldiers was amassed. A flotilla of ships was stocked with heavy weaponry.

Just weeks after Phillips' party was ambushed in Benin, the British government prepared for a revenge attack. It would come to be called the Punitive Expedition. A very large force with hundreds of sailors and soldiers was amassed. A flotilla of ships was stocked with heavy weaponry.