Colo Wars Explained

Colo Wars should not be confused with Cola Wars.

Conflict:Colo Wars
Date:1870s
Place:Fiji
Status:British Victory
Combatant1: British Empire
Combatant2: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]

Notes and References

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