Franco-Tahitian War (20 Apr 1844 Jahr – 1 März 1847 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

In 1836, under the influence of British consul, Tahiti evicted two French Catholic missionaries from the islands in order to maintain the dominance of Protestantism in the island kingdom. In 1838, the French forced the native government to pay an indemnity and sign a treaty of friendship with France respecting the rights of French subjects in the islands including any future Catholic missionaries.

Four years later, claiming the Tahitians had violated the treaty, the French returned and forced the Tahitian chiefs and the queen to sign a request for French protection. Further encouragement by the British consul, Queen Pōmare IV resisted in vain against French intervention. In November 1843 the French deposed the queen for her continued resistance and formally annexed the islands.

In the absence of their queen, the Tahitian populace loyal to the Pōmare Dynasty revolted against the French forces on April of 1844. The guerrilla conflict came to an end in defeat of the Tahitians at Battle of Punaruu and established the Kingdom of Tahiti and its dependencies as a French protectorate.