page_title: Second Franco-Dahomean War
section_title: Trek to Abomey
hierarchical_section_title: Second Franco-Dahomean War / Trek to Abomey
caption_attribution_description: English: The route of the French advance on Abomey during the Second Franco-Dahomean War.
context_page_description: The Second Franco-Dahomean War, which raged from 1892 to 1894, was a major conflict between the French Third Republic, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and the Kingdom of Dahomey under King Béhanzin.
  The French emerged triumphant and incorporated Dahomey into their growing colonial territory of French West Africa.
context_section_description: After the defeat at Poguessa, the Fon resorted to guerilla tactics rather than set-piece engagements. It took the French invasion force a month to march the 40 km (25 mi) between Poguessa and the last major battle at Cana just outside Abomey. The Fon fought from foxholes and trenches to slow the French invasion.
caption: The French route to Abomey
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