State

British Solomon Islands

former territory

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1893–1945
Founded
1893
Ended
1978
Capital
Tulagi, Honiara
Government
constitutional monarchy
Languages
English
Preceded by
German New Guinea
Succeeded by
Solomon Islands

Overview

The British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP) was a British protectorate in the South Pacific from 1893 to 1978, comprising most of the present-day country of Solomon Islands. The protectorate was first established in June 1893, when Captain Herbert Gibson of HMS Curacoa declared the southern Solomon Islands a British protectorate.

Christian missionaries began visiting the Solomons from the 1840s, beginning with an attempt by French Catholics under Jean-Baptiste Epalle to establish a mission on Santa Isabel Island, which was abandoned after Epalle was killed by islanders in 1845. Anglican missionaries began arriving from the 1850s, followed by other denominations, over time gaining a large number of converts.

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Records (13)

  1. 1942 — Battle of Bloody Ridge, GuadalcanalBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  2. 1942 — Battle of Guadalcanal-Naval (1st)Battle
  3. 1942 — Battle of Guadalcanal-Naval (2nd)Battle · United States ▸ Japan
  4. 1942 — Battle of KokumbonaBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  5. 1942 — Battle of MatanikauBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  6. 1942 — Battle of Solomon IslandsBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  7. 1942 — Battle of TenaruBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  8. 1942 — Battle of Tulagi (1st)Battle · United States ▸ Japan
  9. 1942 — Battle of Tulagi (2nd)Battle · United States ▸ Japan
  10. 1943 — Battle of Enogai InletBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  11. 1943 — Battle of Kula GulfBattle · Japan ▸ United States
  12. 1943 — Battle of New GeorgiaBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  13. 1943 — Battle of Vella Lavell-LandBattle · United States, New Zealand ▸ Japan

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