Historedia
Person

John Beecroft

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1851

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Beecroft, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Royal Navy bombards Lagos; Oba Kosoko wounded and flees to Epe

    1851

    Role: Consul of the Bights of Benin and Biafra

    1. 26-28 December 1851 · Lagos IslandBombardment of Lagos

      Royal Navy forces attacked the Oba's palace on 26 December 1851, leading to Kosoko's defeat and flight to Epe.

Sources

  1. Reduction of Lagos Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
  2. Kosoko Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12