Ruapekapeka, Battle of, N.Z., 1845-1846
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Name (Latin)
Ruapekapeka, Battle of, N.Z., 1845-1846
Other forms of name
Ruapekapeka Pa, Battle of, N.Z., 1845-1846
Coordinates
174.1436 174.1436 -35.4563 -35.4563 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
New Zealand
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q15273596
Library of congress:
sh2010012235
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Clayworth, P. Recording tangata whenua oral histories and traditions, c2010:pp. 6-7 (Ruapekapeka Pā, near Kawakawa in Northland; was the location of the last battle of the Northern War of 1845-46; the British and their Māori allies besieged Kawiti and his allies at Ruapekapeka from 1 Jan. 1846; British allied forces took the p ̄on 11 Jan. 1846; the Ruapekapeka battle)
- WikiEducator website, July 12, 2010:The Northern Wars (1845) (Ruapekapeka (31st Dec. 1845-11th Jan. 1846); The battle is notable for the bunkers and trenches that Maori dug in order to protect themselves from the European artillery)
- 670 Wikipedia, July 12, 2010(under Flagstaff War: Battle of Ruapekapeka Pa; British started the bombardment on 27 Dec. 1845. The siege continued until the morning of Sunday, 11 Jan. 1846)
- Te Ao Hou, Oct. 1956, via Natl. Lib. of N.Z. website, viewed July 12, 2010:Heke's War in the North (Battle of Ruapekapeka)
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Ruapekapeka shattered cannon
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Wikipedia description:
The Battle of Ruapekapeka took place from late December 1845 to mid-January 1846 between British forces, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Despard, and Māori warriors of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe), led by Hōne Heke and Te Ruki Kawiti, during the Flagstaff War in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The battle site was a pā located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Kawakawa, which was one of the largest and most complex fortifications of its kind in New Zealand; designed specifically to resist British cannon fire. Its earthworks can still be seen.
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