lagos was annexed by the colonial masters on 6 august 1861.
lagos was annexed by the colonial masters on 6 august 1861.
when was lagos annexed by the colonial masters?
6 august 1861
lagos colony









































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.
lagos colony
bullet::::- 1829 - oba idewu ojulari in power.









































bullet::::- 1837 - oba oluwole in power.









































bullet::::- 1841 - akitoye becomes oba.









































bullet::::- 1845 - oba kosoko in power.









































bullet::::- 1851 - british bombardment of lagos.









































bullet::::- 1852 - british consulate established.









































bullet::::- 1853 - king dosunmu in power.









































bullet::::- 1859- the cms grammar school in bariga, a suburb of lagos in lagos state, is the oldest secondary school in nigeria, founded on 6 june 1859 by the church missionary society









































bullet::::- 1860 - catholic church established.









































bullet::::- 1861 - lagos annexed by the british.
timeline of lagos