Episode 3 of 3
Treaties and Disease
- When
- 1841-1842
- Where
- Aboh and Idah
- Part of
- Niger expedition of 1841
Treaties against the slave trade were signed in Aboh and Idah, but the expedition suffered high mortality from disease.
The expedition achieved treaties against the slave trade, signed in Aboh with Obi Ossai, and Idah. However, the crews suffered high mortality from disease, with 55 deaths out of 159 Europeans before the return to England in 1842.
Sources
- Niger expedition of 1841 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-23
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