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| Entitled: 20 July 1871: Hennings, Sagar and Woods create Fiji “Government”, at Levuka, fund private army; drill 29 Fijians to fight “Ba mountaineeers”
In fact this period saw the Europeans concerned for the political stability around Fiji especially given the insecurity around the status of Cakobau as king. This image shows one of the private armies raised to protect European interests. Ironically, it was these same Europeans who conspired to make Cakobau into King of all Fiji which would then give him the authority to request formal British protection. |
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