Kingdom of Hawaii
This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Hawaii and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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The Archipelago of Hawaii was united into a Kingdom in the early XIX century. It was apredecessor of the modern U.S. State.
Establishment
January 1791: Kamehameha then moved against the Puna district in 1790, deposing the local chief Keawemauhili.
Chronology
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Were a series of military campaigns by Kamehameha who unified the Hawaii into one kingdom.
January 1796: The Battle of Kawela in 1795 was a decisive conflict between the forces of King Kamehameha I of Hawaii and the Maui chief Kahekili II. The victory secured control of Maui and Moloka'i for the Kingdom of Hawaii, consolidating Kamehameha's power in the region.
May 1810: In April 1810, Kaumualiʻi, the king of Kauai, officially acknowledged Kamehameha as his overlord, solidifying Kamehameha's position as the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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.
August 1849: In 1849, French Admiral Louis Tromelin captured Honolulu Fort in Hawaii as part of a military occupation ordered by King Louis-Philippe of France. This action was in response to the mistreatment of French residents in the Hawaiian Islands.
September 1849: In 1849, the French forces withdrew from Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii, following a conflict known as the French Incident. This event was a result of tensions between the Hawaiian monarchy and French government, led by Admiral Louis Tromelin and King Kamehameha III.
January 1811: The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was sovereign from 1810.
January 1817: Fort Elizabeth was built by the Russian-American Company before 1817.
December 1817: In the autumn of 1817 the settlers of the Russian-American Company left Hawaii. Fort Elizabeth was taken over by the Scottish officer Alexander Adams on behalf of King Kamehameha I.
February 1843: In 1843, British Admiral Richard Thomas oversaw the military occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom in response to the British consul's request for protection. This occupation was short-lived, lasting only five months before the Hawaiian Kingdom was restored under pressure from the United States.
July 1843: In 1843, the British ended their occupation of Hawaii, returning the territory to the Kingdom of Hawaii. The Anglo-Franco Proclamation on 28 November of the same year officially recognized Hawaiian independence.
April 1862: Palmyra Atoll was formally annexed to the Kingdom of Hawaii, while Bent and Wilkinson became joint owners.
January 1893: End of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Disestablishment
January 1893: End of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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