Battle of Nuʻuanu
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The Battle of Nuʻuanu (Hawaiian: Kalelekaʻanae; literally the leaping mullet), fought in May 1795 on the southern part of the island of Oʻahu, was a key battle in the final days of King Kamehameha I's wars to conquer the Hawaiian Islands. It is known in the Hawaiian language as Kalelekaʻanae, which means "the leaping mullet", and refers to a number of Oʻahu warriors driven off the cliff in the final phase of the battle.[2] There are "varied and sometimes conflicting histories of the Battle of Nuʻuanu."[3]
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Battle of Nuʻuanu | |||||||
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Part of Unification of Hawaiʻi | |||||||
Windward side of the Pali | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kamehameha I's army |
Oʻahu army Kaʻiana's defector army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kamehameha I |
Kalanikupule Kaʻiana † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000- 16,000 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~5,000 — 12,000 for both combatants[1] |
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