The Samoan crisis comes to a critical…

March 1889 CE

The Samoan crisis comes to a critical juncture in March 1889 when all three colonial contenders sent warships into Apia harbor, and a larger-scale war seems imminent.

A massive storm on March 15, 1889 damages or destroys the warships, ending the military conflict.

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Apia Upolu Samoa View →

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Samoan, or Navigators Islands View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → German Empire (“Second Reich”) View →

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New Imperialism View → Samoan Civil War, First View → Samoan Crisis View →

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Environment View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Catastrophe View →

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