Fijian Warfare was complex (what is your best friend one day, will be the bane of your existence the next day), gruesome (I will not go into much as detail as I wish, because I don't want to deter my readers), and well strategized. It was merciless, men and women, and people of all ages (including babies) were all victimized. Horrific to the West, cannibalism played its role in the warfare of the Fijians. Prisoners were tortured and mutilated, and eventually eaten in the most horrific ways. Its tactics involed the typical ambushes and raids. Booby traps boulders rolled down the hill against enemies, and pitspikes in pits in maim warriors of rival chefidoms. In times of war, it was said to be unwise to be walk around Fiji unarmed. European Mercenaries known as Beachcombers had an increasingly impotent role in Fijian warfare. Eventually an Europeanized government took control of Fiji, leading to constant uprisings by conservative cheifdoms. Eventually, the government slowly subdued the chefidoms until they were finally subdued just before the 19th century was over.
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