| Partof | the Samoan Civil War |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 December 1888 |
| Place | Vailele |
| Combatant 1 | German Empire |
| Combatant 2 | Mata'afaite Samoans |
| Casualties 1 | 16 marines dead |
| Casualties 2 | Unknown |
| Result | Mata'afaite victory |
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]
A memorial for the Germans killed at the battle was erected in a ceremony presided over by the commander of the unprotected cruiser SMS Sperber.[3]
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References
- Krämer, Augustine (1994). The Samoa Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa: Constitution, Pedigrees and Traditions. Vol. 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