battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Malolo

Name: Battle of Malolo
Location: Malolo, Fiji

Battle of Malolo was a battle fought in 1840 at Malolo, in what is now Fiji. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Malolo. It was part of the 1840 Fiji expedition.

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Fought1840

WhereMalolo, Fiji17.750S, 177.167E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeUnited States victory; Deaths of U.S. Sailors avenged; Enemy chief killed; Sualib and Arro villages destroyed; Survivors of Sualib and Arro surrender; Reparations received by the expedition

BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstFijians

Part of1840 Fiji expedition1840

Record

Date	1840 (year precision) to 1840
Place	Malolo, Fiji 17.750S, 177.167E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	Land: 70 men; at least 1 Fijian scout; Sea: Several boats, 1 U.S. Schooner, and 1 U.S. brig	Land: Unknown; (Over 100); Sea: Unknown number of Canoes
Casualties and losses	Military: 2 Dead; Several Injured	Military: 74–104 dead; Unknown injured; Civilian: At least 1 child; Unknown injured
Commanders	Charles Wilkes

Placed at Malolo; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 1942, 1518 km NW
Battle of the Coral Sea 1942, 1585 km W
Battle of the Eastern Solomons 1942, 1876 km NW
Battle of Rennell Island 1943, 1882 km W
Battle of Kororareka 1845, 1970 km S

Elsewhere in 1840

Battle of Malolo is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1 in present-day Fiji.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135412124, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Malolo, revision 1373600241, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.