Colo Wars

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Colo Wars
Date1870s
Location
Status British Victory
Belligerents
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Empire Colo Tribe

The Colo Wars was a series of skirmishes against the British occupation of Fiji in the 1870s, led by the Colo tribe.

It was noted that even tribes fighting on the British side refrained from severely damaging Colo society, knowing the tribe would reconcile after the conflict. [1]

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References

  1. Peter J. Hempenstall; Noel Rutherford (1984). Protest and Dissent in the Colonial Pacific. editorips@usp.ac.fj. pp. 92–. GGKEY:0FLRFG138UE.