The invasion of Hawaii On January 17, 1893, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Queen Lili’uokalani, was deposed in a coup d’état led largely by American citizens who were opposed to Lili’uokalani’s attempt to establish a new Constitution. The success of the coup efforts was supported by the landing of U.S. Marines, who came ashore at the request of the conspirators. The coup left the queen imprisoned at Iolani Palace under house arrest. The sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaii was lost to a Provisional Government led by the conspirators, later briefly becoming the Republic of Hawaii, before eventual annexation to the United States in 1898
Home / Questions / In January 1893, the cruiser USS Boston sailed westward from San Francisco carrying 162 sailors and Marines to support what belligerent action?