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Gallwey's Mission to Benin City

Name: Gallwey's Mission to Benin City
Start: 1892-03-21
End: 1892-03-26
Location: Benin City

When: March 1892
Where: Benin City
Part of: Gallwey's treaty: Oba Ovonramwen and the British protectorate of Benin

Vice-Consul Henry Gallwey traveled to Benin City in March 1892 to negotiate a trade agreement with Oba Ovonramwen.

Gallwey left for Benin on 21 March 1892 without an armed escort, reaching the capital on 23 March. Delays prevented an audience until 26 March. The mission sought a trade agreement allowing free passage of goods and development of the palm oil industry; the sources do not state the precise date the treaty was concluded.

Sources

Ovonramwen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
Benin Expedition of 1897 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12

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