Talk:Benin Expedition of 1897

message: "Benin Strike Force"?  Was that the terminology used by the Oba? Could Philip's party really be called an Army?  
I was under the impression that the few military Officers were armed only with pistols. I may well be wrong but lets get some references in there and prove it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.56.55.170 (talk) 13:11, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutrality and tone of "Benin Preemptive Military Action" section

message: Does anyone mind if we put in something to the effect of, "This is not to be confused with the Punitive Expedition of 1917"? I was doing research about the 1917 expedition, and read all about this one, instead of my 1917 one, until just now, when I realized it was the wrong one.--ViolinGirl 23:31, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: There are two different Punitive Expeditions

message: Are there any known sources for how many people died due to the punitive expedition? Estimates? There is no mention of anyone dying, although the article cites that hundreds of troops "reached Benin City after 10 days of bitter fighting". One would assume this would have left some people dead....
I think this is a major gap in the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.13.213.65 (talk) 21:08, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death toll/casualties? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Surely there is something wrong with the text of this section at present.  Either there were 250 disguised soldiers with their weapons hidden or there were only a couple of officers pistols-  250 soldiers do not travel without their weapons.  
IceDragon64 (talk) 13:46, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Benin Massacre? 

message: There is the claim spread overs everal articles that the Benin walls (sometimes all walls of the Kingdom, her just the city wall) were 4 times longer than the Great Wall of China which is obviously not true. (the walls of Benin alleged to have been 16,000 km long would make the Great China Wall just be 4,000 km which is not the case). It all is referred to an article in the New Scientist (Pearce, Fred. African Queen. New Scientist, 11 September 1999, Issue 2203) which is wrong in this quotation. Kipala (talk) 07:48, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Length of Benin Wall 

message: I am reminded of the Anglo-Aro and -Asante wars. Bokoharamwatch (talk) 00:03, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  related 

message: I cannot access the book by Hicks, but the quoted section refers to the destruction of villages by air, and bombing. Is this really referring to the 1897 expedition? Megalophias (talk) 19:11, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bombing 

message: I am editing the reference to looting to emphasise booty. The article notes that the removal of the bronzes took place under the supervision of officers and was transferred to the UK for onward sale/donation which in turn helped pay for the military operation. No international agreements were breached in respect of the removal. All of that is consistent with objects taken as booty, not looting (which is disorganised theft). While artworks would not be taken todays as booty, and only military equipment can be taken, the same distinctions exist within international law today between looting and booty. Describing the booty as looting in this case introduces a subjective note intended to reflect contemporary sensibilities and detracts from the quality of the article. All the best, Emmentalist (talk) 21:45, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Looting, Booty