Second Samoan Civil War

Second Samoan Civil War
Map featuring the locations of battles in which British and American forces fought.
Date 1898–1899 Location Apia, Upolu, Samoa, Pacific Ocean Result Compromise; Tripartite Convention Partitioning of the Samoan archipelago United States acquires American Samoa Germany acquires German Samoa Britain withdraws claim in exchange for concessions in the Solomon Islands Mata'afa Iosefo becomes paramount chief of Samoa
Belligerents
Supporters of Tanumafili I  United States  United Kingdom	Supporters of Mata'afa  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Tanumafili I Albert Kautz Leslie Stuart	Mata'afa Iosefo
Casualties and losses
24 killed or wounded	127 killed or wounded 2 forts damaged

Compromise;

The Second Samoan Civil War was a conflict that reached a head in 1898 when Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States were locked in dispute over who should have control over the Samoan island chain, located in the South Pacific Ocean. At the war's conclusion in 1899, the United States was granted the eastern section of the islands, the Germans were granted the western section of the islands, and the British were given other Pacific island chains formerly belonging to Germany. The German half is now an independent nation - Samoa. The American half has voluntarily remained under the control of the American government as the territory of American Samoa.

The allies were the Samoan followers of Malietoa Tanumafili I and supporting naval forces from the United States and the United Kingdom who fought against the rebels of Mata'afa Iosefo.

As result of Malietoa Laupepa's death, Mata'afa Iosefo returned from exile and was elected to power by a council of Samoan chiefs. In response, the British Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy landed forces at Apia in support of Laupepa's son Malietoa Tanumafili I against the German-backed Mataafa.

The first battle of the conflict involving the British and Americans was fought at Apia, when the naval forces landed they occupied much of the city, Mataafan forces attacked, so British and American warships in Apia Harbor began bombarding enemy positions around the city. After the conflict, Mataafaite forces, as they were sometimes called, retreated to the stronghold of Vailele and thus began several American and British expeditions into the dense jungle to find the chief's men.

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