lagos became a colony of britain on 5 march 1862.
lagos became a colony of britain on 5 march 1862.
when did lagos become a colony of britain?
5 march 1862
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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 british consul, william mccoskry. oba dosunmu of lagos (spelled "docemo" in british documents) resisted the cession for 11 days while facing the threat of violence on lagos and its people, but capitulated and signed the lagos treaty of cession. lagos was declared a colony on 5 march 1862.
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the slave trade was engaged in by european state and non-state actors such as great britain, the netherlands, portugal and private companies, as well as various african states and non-state actors. with rising anti-slavery sentiment at home and changing economic realities, great britain outlawed the international slave trade in 1807. following the napoleonic wars, great britain established the west africa squadron in an attempt to halt the international traffic in slaves. it stopped ships of other nations that were leaving the african coast with slaves; the seized slaves were taken to freetown, a colony in west africa originally established for the resettlement of freed slaves from britain. britain intervened in the lagos kingship power struggle by bombarding lagos in 1851, deposing the slave trade friendly oba kosoko, helping to install the amenable oba akitoye, and signing the treaty between great britain and lagos on 1 january 1852. britain annexed lagos as a crown colony in august 1861 with the lagos treaty of cession. british missionaries expanded their operations and travelled further inland. in 1864, samuel ajayi crowther became the first african bishop of the anglican church.
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