The Hawaiian League came into control of the Honolulu Rifles made of about 200 armed local (non-native) men, under the command of enthusiastic annexationist Volney V. Ashford.
The Hawaiian League came into control of the Honolulu Rifles. This was under the command of enthusiastic annexationist Volney V. Ashford. This Honolulu Rifles was made of about 200 armed local (non-native) men.