The Wilcox Rebellions were a plot in 1888, a revolt in 1889, and a counter-revolution in 1895, led by Robert William Wilcox against the governments of Hawaii. He was considered a populist revolutionary and menace to both the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii under King David Kalākaua and the Republic of Hawaiʻi under Sanford Dole. Wilcox’s revolts were part of the Hawaiian Revolutions.
Read more about Wilcox Rebellions: Dominis Conspiracy, Wilcox Rebellion of 1889, Burlesque Conspiracy, 1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii, Wilcox's Continued Resistance
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