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World War II (1942–1945) Guadalcanal Campaign (1942–1943) Solomon Islands campaign (1942–1945) United States United Kingdom • Solomon Islands • Fiji Australia New Zealand Tonga [2] Japan: Victory
Tonga participated in World War I, as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The Tonga Defence Service (TDS) came into existence at the beginning of World War II in 1939. In 1943, New Zealand helped train two Tongan contingents of two thousand personnel who fought in the Solomon Islands Campaign. [1]
Pages in category "Wars involving Tonga" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Solomon Islands campaign; W. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
In 1799, the 14th Tuʻi Kanokupolu, Tukuʻaho was murdered, which sent Tonga into a civil war for fifty years. Finally, the islands were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845 by the ambitious young warrior, strategist, and orator Tāufaʻāhau. He held the chiefly title of Tu'i Kanokupolu, but was baptised with the name King George Tupou I.
Queen Salote of Tonga: The Story of an Era 1900-1965 (ISBN 1-86940-205-7) Latukefu, S. (1974), Church and State in Tonga, ANU Press, Canberra; Campbell, Ian C; Island Kingdom: Tonga Ancient and Modern, 2001, ISBN 0-908812-96-5 "Brief history of the Kingdom of Tonga", on the website of the Tongan Parliament
His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF) is the military of Tonga.It is composed of three operational components and two support elements (logistics and training groups). The mission of HMAF is to: "Defend the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Tonga".
Wars involving Tonga (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Military history of Tonga" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Other Tongan names and phrases also emerged as a result of the battle including locations and names such as Tau'aki Pulu (the war fought and won with bullets which commemorates the Battle of Velata was won through gunfire which aided in Taufa'ahau securing the remaining island group's of Vava'u, Niua's, Ha'apai and Tongatapu. 'Eua was still ...