First Battle of Vailele

The First Battle of Vailele occurred on 18 December 1888 at the German plantation of Vailele as part of the First Samoan Civil War.[1] Sixteen German marines were ambushed and killed by forces loyal to Mata'afa Iosefo.[2]

First Battle of Vailele
Part of the Samoan Civil War
Date18 December 1888
Location
Vailele
Result Mata'afaite victory
Belligerents
 German Empire Mata'afaite Samoans
Casualties and losses
16 marines dead Unknown

A memorial for the Germans killed at the battle was erected in a ceremony presided over by the commander of the unprotected cruiser Sperber.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. Krämer, p. 299
  2. Hempestall & Mochida, p. 54
  3. Hildebrand, Röhr, & Steinmetz, p. 178

References
  • Krämer, Augustine (1994). The Samoa Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa: Constitution, Pedigrees and Traditions. I. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824822196.
  • Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert; Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993). Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe (Volume 7). Ratingen, DE: Mundus Verlag. ASIN B003VHSRKE.
  • Hempestall, Peter L.; Mochida, Paula Tanaka (2005) The Lost Man: Wilhelm Solf in German History. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 3447051345
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