First Battle of Vailele
{'<entity_0>': 'Second Samoan Civil War', '<entity_1>': 'First Battle of Vailele', '<entity_2>': 'United States of America', '<entity_3>': 'United Kingdom', '<entity_4>': 'Vailele', '<entity_5>': '01 April 1899', '<entity_6>': 'Samoa', '<entity_7>': 'battle'}
[['First Battle of Vailele', 'location', 'Vailele'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'point in time', '01 April 1899'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'participant', 'United Kingdom'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'participant', 'United States of America'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'instance of', 'battle'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'part of', 'Second Samoan Civil War'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'start time', '01 April 1899'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'end time', '01 April 1899'], ['First Battle of Vailele', 'location', 'Samoa']]
The Second <entity_1> was fought during the <entity_0> in 1899. <entity_3>, <entity_2> and <entity_6> forces loyal to Prince Tanu were defeated by a superior force of <entity_6> rebels loyal to Mata'afa Iosefo. Fighting occurred at the former German plantation of <entity_4>, <entity_6> and was a major engagement of the small colonial conflict. In response, the <entity_3> Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy landed forces at Apia in support of Prince Tanu who was the legitimate heir to the <entity_6> throne which had already been taken over by the German-backed Mataafa. The first <entity_7> of the conflict involving the <entity_3> and Americans was fought at Apia, when the naval forces landed they occupied much of the city, Mataafan forces attacked, so <entity_3> and <entity_2> warships in Apia Harbour began bombarding enemy positions around the city. After the conflict, Mataafaite forces, as they were sometimes called, retreated to the stronghold of <entity_4> and thus began several <entity_2> and <entity_3> expeditions into the dense jungle to find the chief's men. At the end of March, a joint expedition of <entity_3>, <entity_2> and <entity_6> forces marched along the coast from Apia towards <entity_4>. On <entity_5>, the expedition of 26 marines, 88 sailors and 136 Samoans left the coast for an attack on the landward side of <entity_4>, leaving the protection of naval gunfire support. Of the 56 <entity_2> sailors and marines at the <entity_7>, four were killed and another five were wounded. On April 13, the <entity_3> frontline was extended just south of <entity_4> and that day the Matafaans attacked but were repulsed. Another expedition later fought again within <entity_4>, this time the rebels won again when they withstood a <entity_3> led attack on the two forts.
['battle']