Wando Achebe

Phillips does not survive. Phillips is killed.

It's this ambush that outrages Britain to no end.

It's this ambush that outrages Britain to no end.

It's this ambush that outrages Britain to no end.

By the time the punitive expedition was launched in 1897, the British public had been primed to see it as a moral crusade.

By the time the punitive expedition was launched in 1897, the British public had been primed to see it as a moral crusade.

By the time the punitive expedition was launched in 1897, the British public had been primed to see it as a moral crusade.

Portraying Benin as a barbaric society.

Portraying Benin as a barbaric society.

Portraying Benin as a barbaric society.

So in February 1897, a force of about 1,500 British soldiers were equipped with Maxim machine guns, artillery, and rockets.

So in February 1897, a force of about 1,500 British soldiers were equipped with Maxim machine guns, artillery, and rockets.

So in February 1897, a force of about 1,500 British soldiers were equipped with Maxim machine guns, artillery, and rockets.

And it was with these that they launched their punitive expedition against Benin.

And it was with these that they launched their punitive expedition against Benin.

And it was with these that they launched their punitive expedition against Benin.

The Benin defenders were regrettably armed with outdated weapons.

The Benin defenders were regrettably armed with outdated weapons.

The Benin defenders were regrettably armed with outdated weapons.

And because their weapons were outdated, they were quickly overwhelmed.