What the records say
- When
- 28 Oct 1855 – 31 Oct 1855
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 17.62° S, 177.45° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1855 Fiji expedition.
Summary
1855 Fiji expedition: The U.S. Navy dispatches the USS John Adams to Viti Levu, Fiji, to protect American interests. One American sailor is killed and two Marines are wounded.
1855 Fiji expedition
1855 American research expedition
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, in response to the alleged arson attacks on the American commercial agent in Lautoka, Viti Levu.
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