#ONTHISDAY January 4 1897 Acting Consul General James Robert Phillips dies. He was killed on his way to see the King of Benin despite repeated advice not to do so. His invasion team but for two was annihilated by the Benin Strike Force in Ugboton Forest, Gwatto, Benin Kingdom.
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