Kamehameha I, a chief from the island of Hawaii, won control of Maui and Oahu with the help of western guns and advisers, and in 1795 defeated the forces of Oahu at the Battle of Nuuanu. In 1810 the ruler of Kauai, Kaumualii, agreed to become his vassal, completing the unification of all the main islands into the Kingdom of Hawaii. Kamehameha traded sandalwood to China with British and American ships, and kept foreign settlers under control. The kingdom he founded lasted until 1893, when American businessmen overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, and the US annexed Hawaii in 1898. It became a state in 1959.
Before and after
- 14 October 1809Treaty of Schönbrunn
- 29 December 1809Birth of William Ewart Gladstone
- c. 1810Composition of Für Elise
- 1810Discovery of fluorine
- 1810Kamehameha unites the Hawaiian Islands
- from 5 February 1810 to 24 August 1812Siege of Cádiz
- from 15 February 1810 to 31 August 1810Invasion of the Spice Islands
- 1 March 1810Birth of Frédéric Chopin
- 2 March 1810Birth of Leo XIII
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