1858 Fiji expedition

1858 Fiji expedition
Part of the Fiji expeditions

Yalobi Bay at Waya, Fiji
Date6–16 October 1858
Location
Waya, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
Result American victory
Belligerents
United States Fijians
Commanders and leaders
Charles Caldwell
John K. Bartlett
Alan Ramsey		 Seru Epenisa Cakobau
Strength
Land:
10 marines
40 sailors
1 artillery piece
Sea:
1 schooner		 ~300 warriors
Casualties and losses
6 wounded
1 artillery piece destroyed		 14 killed
~36 wounded
115 huts destroyed
  • A few friendly Fijians accompanied the expedition as guides.

In 1858, the United States Navy launched an operation on the island of Waya in Fiji following the death of two American traders there. The Pacific Squadron executed a punitive expedition against the native warriors of Seru Epenisa Cakobau and defeated them in a pitched battle at the village of Somatti.


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