Porto Novo

I saw little of the events after the battle of Porto Novo, as my father was taken ill soon after, and died at Madras.

Now and then a white-bearded old sepoy may still be found, who loves to talk of Porto Novo and Pollilore.

Situated on the beach between the sea and the lagoon of Porto Novo, the soil consists of heavy sand.

Porto Novo at the beginning of the 19th century became tributary to Dahomey.

Kotonu was originally a small village which served as the seaport of Porto Novo and was burnt to the ground in 1890.