Laplace affair
| Laplace affair | |||||||
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L'Artémise | |||||||
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| French Kingdom | Kingdom of Hawaii | ||||||
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| Captain Laplace | Kamehameha III | ||||||
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1 frigate | |||||||
The Laplace affair or the French Incident was a military intervention by the Kingdom of France in 1839 to end the persecution of Catholics in the Kingdom of Hawaii, which had been promoted by Protestant ministers. Under the threat of war, King Kamehameha III agreed to the French demands to stop the detention of Catholic citizens and pay reparations.