[1][2] Debate exists over the origin of the flag, including which West African people created it.

The flag is located at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, where as of 2022[update] it is not on display.

It was a combined naval and military operation under the command of Rear-Admiral Harry Holdsworth Rawson C.B.

The towns of Guato and Sapobar were attacked by detached forces while the main part of the expedition marched on Benin.

[3] The National Maritime Museum holds a personal flag of Itsekiri chief and trader Nana Olomu which was also recovered by F. W.