battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Kaba

Name: Battle of Kaba
Location: Tonga

Battle of Kaba was a battle fought in 1855 in what is now Tonga. The recorded result: Fijian-Tongan victory. Recorded strength: 3,000; 2,000 against 6,000.

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Shows Tongan canoes, with sails and cabins, and two Tongan men paddling a smaller canoe in the foreground; derived from "Boats of the Friendly Isles" a record of Cook's visit to Tonga, 1773-4, during . Hodges, William, 1744-1797. drawn from nature by W Hodges. Engraved by W Watts. No. XLII. Published Feb[ruary] 1st, 1777, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1855

WhereTonga18.710S, 174.030W

OutcomeFijian-Tongan victory

BelligerentsFiji; TongaagainstRewa Province; Bau

Casualties and lossesFiji 800; Tonga 700 killed, 60 woundedand2,000 killed, 600 captured

Record

Date	1855 (year precision)
Place	Tonga 18.710S, 174.030W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	3,000; 2,000	6,000
Casualties and losses	Fiji 800; Tonga 700 killed, 60 wounded	2,000 killed, 600 captured
Commanders	Seru Epenisa Cakobau Taufa'ahau Enele Ma'afu

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

Nearest engagements

Siege of Apia 1899, 591 km NE

Elsewhere in 1855

Battle of Kaba is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1 in present-day Tonga.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087428, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kaba, revision 1381892284, 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.