Atakpame

Atakpame lies among the hills west of Dahomey, in a region where the influence of several West African powers met. During the eighteenth century it came within the reach of the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo. In 1764 an Asante army pursuing its enemies crossed the Volta and was defeated near Atakpame by forces including troops of Oyo and Dahomey. The Asante withdrew without reaching Dahomey, and the defeat helped bring a change of ruler at their own capital.