Samoan crisis
Standoff between the United States and the German Empire from 1887 to 1889 over the Samoan Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Samoan crisis was a standoff between the United States, the German Empire, and the British Empire from 1887 to 1889 over control of the Samoan Islands during the First Samoan Civil War.[1]
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Samoan crisis | |||||||
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Part of Samoan Civil War | |||||||
The sketch features the locations of the wrecked German and American ships. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | German Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lewis Kimberly | Frizze | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 sloop-of-war 1 steamer 1 gunboat 200 marines | 3 gunboats 150 marines | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
62 killed 1 sloop-of-war sunk 1 steamer sunk 1 gunboat grounded |
~73 killed 1 gunboat sunk 2 gunboats grounded | ||||||
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