Nuku Hiva Campaign

Nuku Hiva Campaign
	Part of the War of 1812
	; The American fleet off Nuku Hiva in 1813
Date	October 1813 - May 1814
Location	Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands
Result	American Tactical victory Tai Pis and Happahs defeated; American Strategic Defeat Fort Madison destroyed and Nuku Hiva abandoned by May 1814;
Belligerents
United States; Te I'i (1813-May 1814); Happah (November 1813)	Tai PiHappah (October 1813)Te I'i (May 1814)
Commanders and leaders
David Porter; John Downes; John M. Gamble; Gattanewa	unknown
Strength
Land:; ~5,000 warriors; ~250 sailors; ~40+ marines; 5 artillery pieces; 1 fort; Sea:; 1 frigate; 10 recaptured or captured whalers; ~200 war-canoes	~4,000 warriors; 2 forts
Casualties and losses
American:; 5 killed; ~12 wounded; 1 corvette captured;	Estimated in the hundreds[citation needed]

The Nuku Hiva Campaign was an armed conflict between the United States and the Polynesian inhabitants of Nuku Hiva during the War of 1812. It occurred in 1813, following Captain David Porter's decision to sail his fleet to the island for repairs before continuing his raid against British shipping. Upon arrival, the Americans became involved in a tribal war and allied themselves with the Te I'i people against the Happah and Tai Pi clans.^[3]

^ "Casualties: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps". United States Navy. February 22, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^ Boot, pg. 31-37
^ "War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific". Military History Magazine. History Net/Weider History Network. June 1994.

[1] "Casualties: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps". United States Navy. February 22, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[2] Boot, pg. 31-37

[HistoryNet-3] "War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific". Military History Magazine. History Net/Weider History Network. June 1994.

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