The Emperor of France, Napoleon III,following the Conference of West Africa (1884-1885) decided to invade and submit to France the small State of Dahomey. The French Army had to face not only difficult environmental conditions, but a well-trained army of ab 15.000 , including ab 2,000 women warriors (immediately nicknamed "Amazons")
According to a protagonist's account: "Their uniform was just a kind of blue cotton pleated skirt .. The upper part of the body was bare ... on the head, a red cap, they were fighting like wild devils." . The French, including the Foreign Legion, were caught unprepared to kill them, but in the end they must face the reality and neutralize them, even if women and even if many were teenagers.
Finally the king of Dahomey will have to surrender and accept the French domination.
