Lasakau Sea Warriors - Timeline

Timeline

  • 1750: Rise of Verata, Rewa and Bau as leading chiefdoms or Matanitu.
  • 1760: Lasakau and Soso clans relocated from Beqa and Kadavu to Bau islet by Vunivalu Ratu Banuve on banishment of the Butoni and Levuka clans.
  • 1770: Bau and Yatu Mabua armies under Vunivalu Banuve aids Makutu in Nadroga siege.
  • 1800: Vunivalu Banuve first battle of Verata with Waimaro siding with Bau. Rabonu (aka Kolivisawaqa I) born.
  • 1805: Vunivalu Ratu Naulivou second battle of Verata.
  • 1800–1845: Lasakau's Mataqalikira sub-clan gains leadership of the Nabou clan over the other prominent Tunidaunibau sub-clan. Adi Vuniwaqa is given in marriage to Matagalikira chief Drose in acknowledgement of battles fought.
  • 1801–1814: Era of sandalwood and beechdemer trade from Vuya in Bua which involved many a native/traders skirmish and battles in which Bau was also embroiled. Charles Savage of Bau killed 1813.
  • 1808: Tanoa is sent by Naulivou in pursuit of Ratu Raiwalui the Roko Tui Bau Vuaniivi at Vanuabalavu. He overcomes and kills Raiwalui the Roko Tui Bau Vuani-ivi at sea not far from Mago Island.
  • 1809: On returning to Bau, Tanoa stopped at Vuna and captured an enemy town, Vuloci. Tanoa on seeing the Vuaniivi war canoes on the beach at Vuna, set fire to them and secured for himself the name Tanoa Visawaqa, or Tanoa "The burner of boats."
  • 1810(?): Tutekovuya born.
  • 1815(?): Tuisavura II (aka Gavidi) born.
  • 1817: Cakobau born.
  • 1829: Vunivalu Ratu Naulivou dies. His brother Ratu Tanoa Visawaqa succeeds him.
  • 1830?: Kolivisawaqa II aka Kamikamica I born.
  • 1832: Rebels coup Ratu Tanoa who flees to Koro then Somosomo.
Ratu Tubuanakoro elder brother of Cakobau killed by Bau rebels.
Lasakau chief Kolivisawaqa I of Mataqalikira sub-clan is slain by his half brother Tutekovuya in sub-clan power struggle.
  • 1837: Cakobau, Tutekovuya and Gavidi of Lasakau destroys Bau, and sends the Roko Tui Bau, Vusaratu, Vusaradave, and Soso clans fleeing the island.
  • 1838: Vunivalu Ratu Tanoa third battle of Verata led by son Ratu Cakobau.
  • 1839: A flagpole is erected and flag (kuila) hoisted at Naliliwale, Lasakau to signify the victory in 1837 and return of Ratu Tanoa Visawaqa, Vunivalu ni Bau. Ratu Seru is also bestowed the name Cakobau and Tuisavura II- Gavidi. Cakobau's eldest child, a daughter is born around this occasion and named Adi Kuila in honour of this important historic event.
  • 1840: Nalila of Tunidaunibau slays Tutekovuya of Matagalikira in struggle for ascendency.
  • 1840: Baun army under Ratu Cakobau in battle with Somosomo against Vuna.
  • 1845: Ratu Gavidi in revenge of his half brother Tutekovuya slays Ratu Nalila and his father, Maibole of the Tunidaunibau.
  • 1845: Baun army under Ratu Cakobau in Rewa battle with Roko Tui Dreketi.
  • 1846: Baun army side with Somosomo in battle with Natewa.
  • 30 April 1850: Gavidi chief of Lasakau killed by gunshot to his back in fourth Verata battle and is replaced by Kolivisawaqa II, the son of Kolivisawaqa I as chief.
  • 8 Dec 1852: Ratu Tanoa Vunivalu dies.
  • July 1853: Ratu Cakobau installed Vunivalu.
  • 29 April 1854: Ratu Cakobau is baptized a Christian.
  • 7 June 1854: Rev Calvert visits Kolivisawaqa II on advise of Cakobau pleads to avert his support to rebels.
  • Jan 1855: Ratu Qaraniqio Rewa Chief leader of Rebels dies of dysentery.
  • 7 April 1855: Battle of Kaba, Lasakau, Bau, Tongan combined forces against Rewa rebels.
  • 1856 Rev Waterhouse draws detailed plan of Bau locating the Vunivalu, Ratu Cakobau's and Kolivisawaqa II chiefly houses as the most prominent on the islet.
  • 1859: Ratu Mara Kapaiwai- leader of Rebels is hung.
  • 1868: Baun army Navosa campaign to avenge Rev Baker massacre.
  • 4 March 1873: Cakobau's Royal Army siege of Nakorowaiwai Ba to avenge Lasakau chief Koroi Latikau's murder.
  • March–August 1873: Cakobau's Christian forces sieges of Lovoni Ovalau and Nasorovakawalu Tholo East rebels.
  • 1874: Fiji ceded to Great Britain.
  • 1876: Governor Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore pardons Viti Levu Hill Tribes to end Colo Wars.
  • 1883: Ratu Cakobau Vunivalu dies.

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