Story: New Zealand Wars

Wellington region battles, 1846

Wellington region battles, 1846

These two maps, originally prepared for James Cowan’s The New Zealand Wars and the pioneering period (1922), show the locations of battles and skirmishes in the Wellington area between March and August 1846.

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Reference: James Cowan, The New Zealand wars: a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period. Vol. 1. Wellington: Government Printer, 1922 pp. 90 & 114

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Danny Keenan, 'New Zealand Wars - Wellington and Whanganui Wars, 1846–1848', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/36903/wellington-region-battles-1846 (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Danny Keenan, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 29 Nov 2022