 Even though the faitasiga was Laupepa’s brainchild, it was obvious that he would not be supported as its leader.Laupepa then sent an army to raid Mulinu‘u and Talavou was forced to return to Savai‘i in 1869.Within a couple of months Talavou had amassed a fleet of warriors that far surpassed Laupepa’s militias and Talavou’s warriors from Savai‘i, Manono, Atua, and A‘ana reestablished his government at Mulinu‘u later on that year.