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NEW MAP: Australasia 1855: Tongan Intervention in Fiji (01 Sep 1855) https://buff.ly/2zKnMbg In the early 1840s war broke out in Fiji between Cakobau, the paramount Fijian chief and ruler of Bau, and a coalition led by the Confederation of Rewa. After Rewa badly defeated Bau at Kaba in 1853, Cakobau converted to Christianity and requested the aid of George Tupou, the Christian ruler of Tonga. The Tongans arrived in 1855, easily capturing Kaba and forcing Rewa to submit to Cakobau. #australasia #history #welovemaps #map #1850s #1855 #australia #australianhistory #fiji #fijianhistory #newzealandhistory #cakobau #georgetupou #september #september1 #tonganhistory #tonga #britishempire #maps #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #newmap #polynesianhistory #polynesia #pacifichistory #pasifika #southpacific #worldhistory (at Bau (island)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEUkKpgAAV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jv4wd9eewrir