Review of The Woman King (2022) by 306Alex306 — 11 Oct 2022
Against a military unit with decidedly superior weaponry and a longer bayonet, however, the Dahomey Amazons could not prevail. During a battle with French soldiers at Adegon on 6 October during the second war, the bulk of the Amazon corps were wiped out in a matter of hours in hand-to-hand combat after the French engaged them with a bayonet charge.
The Dahomey lost 86 regulars and 417 Dahomey Amazons, with nearly all of those deaths being inflicted by bayonets; the French lost 6 soldiers, 32 were wounded.
This review of The Woman King (2022) was written by 306Alex306 on 11 Oct 2022.
The Woman King has generally received positive reviews.
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