Battle of Nuʻuanu

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Nuʻuanu was a decisive 1795 conflict in which King Kamehameha I defeated Oʻahu’s forces, helping to unify the Hawaiian Islands under his rule.

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Battle of Nuʻuanu canonical 6
Battle of Nuʻuanu Pali 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath consolidation of Kamehameha I’s control over Oʻahu ⓘ
strengthening of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Nuʻuanu Pali
belligerentLeader Kalanikūpule ⓘ
Kamehameha I ⓘ
cause Kamehameha I’s ambition to unify the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
combatant Hawaiian warfare ⓘ
surface form: Kamehameha I’s forces

Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Hawaii (Kamehameha faction)

Kingdom of Oahu ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Oʻahu

Oʻahu’s forces ⓘ
commander Kalanikūpule ⓘ
Kamehameha I ⓘ
conflictType decisive battle ⓘ
country Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
date 1795 ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
geographicalFeatureInvolved Nuʻuanu Pali ⓘ
surface form: Nuʻuanu Pali (cliffs)
hasPrimaryBelligerent Kalanikūpule ⓘ
Kamehameha I ⓘ
historicalCategory 18th-century battles in Oceania ⓘ
battles involving the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
historicalPeriod pre-unification Hawaii ⓘ
location Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Nuʻuanu Valley ⓘ
Oahu ⓘ
surface form: Oʻahu
notableEvent many of Kalanikūpule’s warriors were driven over the Nuʻuanu Pali cliffs ⓘ
outcome Oʻahu brought under Kamehameha I’s rule ⓘ
shift in power balance in the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
partOf unification of the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
partOfCampaign Kamehameha I’s campaign to unify Hawaii ⓘ
predecessorEvent Kamehameha I’s earlier conquests in the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
region Polynesia ⓘ
relatedEntity Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
Kingdom of Oahu ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Oʻahu
result annexation of Oʻahu by Kamehameha I ⓘ
defeat of Oʻahu’s forces ⓘ
victory for Kamehameha I ⓘ
significance decisive defeat of independent Oʻahu rule ⓘ
key step in unifying the Hawaiian Islands under Kamehameha I ⓘ
year 1795 ⓘ

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Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ
Battle of Nuʻuanu → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Nuʻuanu Pali
Kamehameha I → battle → Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ
“Nuʻuanu Pali” means “Nuʻuanu cliff” in Hawaiian → siteOf → Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ
subject surface form: Nuʻuanu Pali
Nuʻuanu Valley → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ
Nuʻuanu Pali → isSiteOf → Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ
House of Kamehameha → significantEvent → Battle of Nuʻuanu ⓘ