List of wars involving Fiji
A number of wars occurred throughout Fijian history, from the Fijian tribes (pre 1871) to the Kingdom of Fiji (1871–1874), Colony of Fiji (1874–1970), Dominion of Fiji (1970–1987), and the Republic of Fiji (1987–present).
Fijian tribes (pre 1871)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 Fiji expedition | Fiji | United States | Defeat | Fiji:74-104 dead
4 villages destroyed U.S.: 2 Dead |
| 1855 Fiji expedition (October 1855) |
Fiji | United States | Defeat | ?
|
| Battle of Kaba (1855) |
Fiji Tonga |
Rewa Province Bau |
Victory | Fiji: ?
Tonga: 21 killed 20 wounded
|
| 1858 Fiji expedition
|
Fijians | United States | Defeat | 14 killed
~36 wounded 115 huts destroyed |
Colony of Fiji (1874–1970)
| Bougainville Campaign (1943–1944) |
United States Australia New Zealand Colony of Fiji |
Japan | Victory | USA:
727 dead Australia: 516 dead |
| Guadalcanal Campaign (1942–1943) |
United States United Kingdom • Solomon Islands[1] • Fiji[2] Australia New Zealand Tonga[3] |
Japan | Victory | 7,100 dead
7,789+ wounded 4 captured 29 ships lost 615 aircraft lost |
| Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) |
Commonwealth forces: United Kingdom
Australia |
Communist forces: Malayan Communist Party Supported by: |
Victory | Killed: 1,346 Malayan troops and police
519 British military personnel Wounded: 2,406 Malayan and British troops/police |
Dominion of Fiji (1970–1987)
| First 1987 Fijian coup d'état[11] (1987) |
Fijian Government | Royal Fiji Military Forces | Military Victory |
| Second 1987 Fijian coup d'état[11] (1987) |
Royal Fiji Military Forces | Fijian Government | Victory |
Republic of Fiji (1987–present)
| Bougainville Civil War (1988–1989) |
Bougainville Interim Government (BIG)
Supported by: |
Papua New Guinea
Supported by: |
*Bougainville Peace Agreement
|
1,000–2,000 fighters killed
|
| 2000 Fijian coup d'état (2000–2001) |
Republic of Fiji | Hardline i-Taukei Rebels
|
Victory | 8 killed |
| 2006 Fijian coup d'état (2006) |
Republic of Fiji Military Forces | Fijian government | Military Victory
|
References
- ^ Zimmerman documents the participation by native Solomon Islanders in the campaign at pp. 173–175.
- ^ Jersey, pp. 356–358. Assisting the Americans in the latter stages of campaign were Fijiian commandos led by officers and non-commissioned officers from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
- ^ Garamone, Jim (9 November 2010). "Mullen Thanks Tonga for Steadfast Support". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ John W. Garver (1 December 2015). China's Quest: The History of the Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China. Oxford University Press. pp. 219–. ISBN 978-0-19-026106-1.
- ^ a b A. Dahana (2002). "China Role's in Indonesia's "Crush Malaysia" Campaign". Universitas Indonesia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Mohd. Noor Mat Yazid (2013). "Malaysia-Indonesia Relations Before and After 1965: Impact on Bilateral and Regional Stability" (PDF). Programme of International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Ching Fatt Yong (1997). The origins of Malayan communism. South Seas Society. ISBN 978-9971-936-12-9.
- ^ T. N. Harper; Timothy Norman Harper (9 April 2001). The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00465-7.
- ^ Major James M. Kimbrough IV (6 November 2015). Disengaging From Insurgencies: Insights From History And Implications For Afghanistan. Pickle Partners Publishing. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-1-78625-345-3.
- ^ Geoffrey Jukes (1 January 1973). The Soviet Union in Asia. University of California Press. pp. 302–. ISBN 978-0-520-02393-2.
- ^ a b "The Literature of the 1987 Fiji Coup".