The Women Soldiers of Dahomey
| Author | : Sylvia Serbin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0008149364 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780008149369 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Women Soldiers of Dahomey by : Sylvia Serbin
Download or read book The Women Soldiers of Dahomey written by Sylvia Serbin and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elite troops of women soldiers contributed to the military power of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Admired in their country and feared by their adversaries, these formidable warriors never fled from danger. The troops were dissolved after the fall of Behanzin (Gbehanzin), the last King of Dahomey, during French colonial expansion at the end of the nineteenth century.
