Hawaiian rebellions (1887–1895)

July 6, 1887 – January 9, 1895

Result Hawaiian League victory; fall of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Royalists and annexationists struggled for Hawaii; the Hawaiian League overthrew the monarchy, set up a republic and beat a royalist rising, leading to US annexation.

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Battles and events 1

January 17, 1893

Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Honolulu Liliʻuokalani, Lorrin A. Thurston, Sanford B. Dole

Key commanders

Kingdom of Hawaii 2

Liliʻuokalani belligerent leader

Kalākaua military commander

Republic of Hawaii 2

Lorrin A. Thurston military commander

Sanford B. Dole military commander