battle, nineteenth century

Bombardment of Upolu

Name: Bombardment of Upolu
Location: Upolu, Samoa

Bombardment of Upolu was a battle fought in 1841 at Upolu, in what is now Samoa. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Upolu. It was part of the United States Exploring Expedition, which ran from 1838 to 1842. The recorded result: United States victory, Samoans retreat. Recorded strength: Land: ~20 marines; ~50 sailors; Sea: 1 sloop-of-war; 1 schooner against Unknown.

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Fought1841

WhereUpolu, Samoa13.917S, 171.750W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeUnited States victory, Samoans retreat.

BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSamoa

Casualties and lossesNoneandUnknown

Part ofUnited States Exploring Expedition1838 to 1842

Record

Date	1841 (year precision)
Place	Upolu, Samoa 13.917S, 171.750W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	Land: ~20 marines; ~50 sailors; Sea: 1 sloop-of-war; 1 schooner	Unknown
Casualties and losses	None	Unknown
Commanders	William L. Hudson William M. Walker	Malietoa Moli

Placed at Upolu; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Apia 1899, 13 km NW
Battle of Kaba 1855, 586 km SW
Makin Island raid 1942, 1901 km N
Fanning Raid 1914, 2403 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Drummond's Island 9 April 1841

Elsewhere in 1841

Battle of Canton China
Battle of Canton People's Republic of China
Battle of Chinhai China
Battle of Ingavi Bolivia
Battle of Amoy People's Republic of China

Bombardment of Upolu 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 Q13519869, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Upolu, revision 1373601942, 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.