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… (Black Watch), in which he served until the Crimean War (lieutenant, 1826; colonel, 1854). At the Crimea, … were employed on military roads between Auckland and the Waikato. When the colonial Government began hostilities over … and 70th Regiments, towards Katikara which fell on 4 June 1863. From winter quarters at Pokeno, Cameron began the …
… ( c. 1804–85). Waikato chief. A new biography of Ngapora, Tamati appears in … him and received assurances of his peaceful intentions towards the Waikato tribes. He then went to Ngaruawahia, where … while he assured them of his peaceful intentions. In July 1863, after Gorst's expulsion from the Waikato, Kukutai and …
… Auckland. These were established by Governor Grey after the war in the Bay of Islands in 1845; in return for light … prospered in the period 1845 to 1860, especially in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty districts. European crops were … settlers; and the Bohemian settlement at Puhoi, founded in 1863. All these areas were on soils difficult to farm and …
… Many rebels sought refuge in the Urewera during the Maori Wars. In 1863 the Ngati Kahungunu took advantage of the Waikato Wars to invade the district in an attempt to seize …
… Biography on this site. Born at Whatiwhatihoe in the Waikato, Te Puea came from a family of rank, her mother, … by Tawhiao, following the confiscation of land after the Waikato war of 1863–64. After attending Mercer School, she went to Mangere …
… site. Tawhiao was born in 1825 at Mokau, where the whole Waikato tribe had retreated after the fall of Matakitaki pa … of Rewi Maniapoto, soon gained the ascendancy. When war broke out Tawhiao sensed the futility of building … the King Country border before the Siege of Orakau. From 1863 until he made peace with the Government in 1881, …
… ( c. 1815–94). War chief of Ngati Maniapoto and defender of Orakau pa. A … of his articles. Rewi raised a war party and, on 23 March 1863, expelled Gorst and his press from the Waikato. When …
… family of George Maunsell, a Collector of Customs and, afterwards, a banker. He was educated at Waterford and at Trinity … Bay, near Manukau Heads, and Maunsell to Maraetai, at Port Waikato. At Maraetai Maunsell won the friendship of two … war broke out he remained at Te Kohanga until mid-October 1863, quitting his post when the rebels were only hours …
… Rifles (23 January 1847), and saw service in the Kaffir War (1847). He witnessed the Boer defeat at Boem Plaats … November 1862), and took up land in Hawke's Bay. In March 1863 he was appointed Civil Commissioner for Ahuriri …
… study of law and trained, first, in the home of the Rev. Edward Bickersteth, and then in the Church Missionary … to Kaipara Harbour and, from there, walked south to the Waikato. Hongi's raids had left almost unoccupied the region … the sixties seriously crippled the work of the mission. In 1863 the Theological Training and Boarding School, started …