siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Apia

Name: Siege of Apia
Location: Apia, Samoa

Siege of Apia was a siege conducted in 1899 at Apia, in what is now Samoa. It was part of Second Samoan Civil War, which ran from 1898 to 1899. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: Land: 2,260; Sea: 3 cruisers; 1 corvette against 4,000.

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United States Marines manning a naval gun near Apia, Upolu Samoa in 1899.. United States Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1899

WhereApia, Samoa13.833S, 171.833W

OutcomeAllied victory

BelligerentsAllies: Samoa; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; United StatesagainstMataafans; Supported by: German Empire

Casualties and losses9 killed; 10–15 woundedand~27 killed

Part ofSecond Samoan Civil War1898 to 1899

Record

Date	1899 (year precision) to 30 March 1899
Place	Apia, Samoa 13.833S, 171.833W
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	Land: 2,260; Sea: 3 cruisers; 1 corvette	4,000
Casualties and losses	9 killed; 10–15 wounded	~27 killed
Commanders	Albert Kautz	Mataʻafa Iosefo

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kaba 1855, 591 km SW
Makin Island raid 1942, 1892 km N
Fanning Raid 1914, 2401 km NE

In the same war

After: First Battle of Vailele 1899

Elsewhere in 1899

Siege of Mafeking South Africa
Battle of Magersfontein South Africa
Siege of Ladysmith South Africa
Battle of Stormberg South Africa
Battle of Colenso South Africa

Siege of Apia is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Samoa.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509820, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Apia, revision 1384528712, 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.