General Ologbosere
General Ologbosere, also known as Chief Irabor, resisted the conquest of Benin Empire before he was captured and killed.
General Ologbosere | |
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| Died | June 1899 |
| Nationality | Old Benin Empire |
| Other names | Chief Irabor |
| Known for | masterminding an attack on a British expedition outside of Benin |
Ologbosore masterminded an attack on a British expedition outside of Benin, killing at least ten Europeans and 200 African carriers. He resisted the British invasion from 1897 to 1899. He was the second-in-command of the Benin military and stopped the first British invasion led by James Robert Phillips.
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