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On October 25, 1812, the USS "United States", commanded by Captain Stephen Decatur, defeated the HMS "Macedonian" off of the coast of Africa. cr: H. Central

USS United States vs HMS Macedonia

Post author:Tadese Faforiji
Post published:July 28, 2022
Post category:America
Reading time:2 mins read

Five hundred miles south of the Azores, crewmen of the "United States" saw a sail 12 miles away. Capt. Decatur identified the ship as the HMS Macedonia and cleared his…

The19th-Century Sokoto Jihad: Causes, Course and Impacts

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Post published:March 26, 2022
Post category:Africa
Reading time:17 mins read

Hunwick (1966) said that the Hausa land before the arrival of Islam was largely a pagan oriented society. There were about fourteen independent kingdoms of Hausa states before the arrival…

Oyo Empire in the 19th Century: Afonja Revolts, and its Consequences

Post author:Tadese Faforiji
Post published:April 2, 2021
Post category:Article
Reading time:6 mins read

The Oyo Empire lied in the southwestern part of Nigeria, now housing the seven popular Yoruba states Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, and Lagos states. The empire had two…