First Fiji Expedition

Name: First Fiji Expedition
Start: 1855

1855 CE.

Shown on the map at -17.624°, 177.453°.

In October 1855, the United States Navy sent a warship to Fiji during the civil war on the islands. They demanded compensation from Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the Vunivalu of Bau and self-proclaimed Tui Viti (King of Fiji), in response to the alleged arson attacks on the American commercial agent in Lautoka, Viti Levu.

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