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Cliffs of the Koʻolau Range as seen from Nu‘uanu Pali in 1996. Though he escaped the battle, Kalanikupule was later captured. This battle was the climax of Kamehameha's campaign, after this battle his kingdom was for the first time referred to as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The islands were still not united. [9]
The Nuʻuanu Pali was the site of the Battle of Nuʻuanu, one of the bloodiest battles in Hawaiian history, in which Kamehameha I conquered the island of Oʻahu, bringing it under his rule. In 1795 Kamehameha I sailed from his home island of Hawaiʻi with an army of 10,000 warriors, including a handful of non-Hawaiian foreigners.
some battle on the Big Island. (18th century) Second Mauian Invasion of Oahu. (around late 1782 or early 1783) Battle of Seven Warriors (around 1782) Battle of Kaheiki Stream (January 1783) The Waipi‘o-Kimopo (1783/4/5) Unification of Hawaiʻi (1782–1810) Battle of Keawawa (1738) Battle of Waikapu Commons (1776) Battle of Moku'ohai (1782) [1]
Kamehameha's warriors and Kalanikūpule fought a great battle at the summit of Nuʻuanu Pali which is known as the Battle of Nuʻuanu. Following his defeat, Kalanikūpule hid in the mountains for several months before being captured and sacrificed to Kamehameha's war god, Kū-ka-ili-moku. [6] His death brought the end of the Kingdom of Maui. [7]
A fierce battle at Nuʻuanu ensued, with Kamehameha's forces forming an enclosing wall. Using traditional Hawaiian spears, as well as muskets and cannon, they killed most of Kalanikūpule's forces. Over 400 men were forced over the Pali's cliff, a drop of 1,000 feet.
He painted dramatic views of war, exemplified by The Battle of Nuʻuanu, the potential of conflicts between cultures such as in Cook Entering Kealakekua Bay, where British ships were dwarfed and surrounded by Hawaiian canoes, as well as bucolic quotidian scenes and lush images of a robust ceremonial and spiritual life, that helped arouse a ...
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