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The Aro Confederacy, whose powers extended across Eastern Nigeria and beyond was challenged in the last decades of the 19th century by increasing British penetration of the hinterland. The Aro people and their allies resisted the penetration which threatened their culture, influence, and sovereignty. Reasons for the war advanced by Sir Ralph Moore, the British High Commissioner of the Nigerian Coast Protectorate, included:

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  • Anglo-Aro War
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  • The Aro Confederacy, whose powers extended across Eastern Nigeria and beyond was challenged in the last decades of the 19th century by increasing British penetration of the hinterland. The Aro people and their allies resisted the penetration which threatened their culture, influence, and sovereignty. Reasons for the war advanced by Sir Ralph Moore, the British High Commissioner of the Nigerian Coast Protectorate, included:
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Strength
  • 87(xsd:integer)
  • 7500(xsd:integer)
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dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
Date
  • 1901(xsd:integer)
Commander
  • 16(xsd:integer)
  • Captain A. T. Jackson
  • L.T. Col. H.F. Montanaro
  • Lieutenant-Colonel A. Festing
  • Major A. M. N. Mackenzie
  • Major Heneker
Caption
  • Common Aro troops from Ohafia
Casualties
  • Heavy casualties
  • About 700–800 British casualties
Result
  • Aro Confederacy destroyed
combatant
  • 16(xsd:integer)
  • British Empire and allies
Place
  • Southeastern Nigeria
Conflict
  • Anglo–Aro war
abstract
  • The Aro Confederacy, whose powers extended across Eastern Nigeria and beyond was challenged in the last decades of the 19th century by increasing British penetration of the hinterland. The Aro people and their allies resisted the penetration which threatened their culture, influence, and sovereignty. Reasons for the war advanced by Sir Ralph Moore, the British High Commissioner of the Nigerian Coast Protectorate, included:
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