French invasion of Honolulu

French invasion of Honolulu
	; Honolulu Fort, 1853
Date	August 22 – September 5, 1849
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii
Result	French victory French briefly invaded Honolulu and captured Honolulu Fort before withdrawal;
Belligerents
France	Hawaiian Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Louis Tromelin	Kamehameha III
Strength
1 frigate; 1 corvette; 140 Marines	1 fortress

The French invasion of Honolulu (also known as the Sacking of Honolulu, or the Tromelin Affair) was an attack on Honolulu, capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, by French admiral Louis Tromelin in 1849 in retribution for the local persecution of Catholics and repression of French trade.

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