January 6, 1895

1895 Wilcox Rebellion (Counter-Revolution)

Royalists led by Robert Wilcox mounted an armed attempt to restore Queen Liliʻuokalani and the Hawaiian Kingdom; the Republic crushed it in three days, then arrested the Queen on Jan 16 and forced her abdication on Jan 24.

Sources

dod.hawaii.gov dod.hawaii.gov/blog/1895-rebellion-to-reestablish-the-monarchy
hdnpblog.wordpress.com hdnpblog.wordpress.com/historical-articles/the-1895-counter-revolution-in-hawaii

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