What the records say
- When
- 22 Aug 1849 – 5 Sep 1849
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 21.30° N, 157.86° W
- Description
- 1849 invasion of the Hawaiian Kingdom by France
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
French invasion of Honolulu
1849 invasion of the Hawaiian Kingdom by France
The French invasion of Honolulu was an attack on Honolulu, capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, by French admiral Louis Tromelin in 1849 in retribution for the local persecution of Catholics and repression of French trade.
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