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Haurongo: Wilson, John Alexander

The battle at Rangiaowhia, 1864

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The battle at Rangiaowhia, 1864

This artist's impression of the fight at Rangiaowhia shows the fall of Colonel Marmaduke Nixon (top, second from left). Thomas McDonnell (left) runs to assist him, while General Duncan Cameron and his staff are shown on the right.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-109-050

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jinty Rorke. 'Wilson, John Alexander', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993, whakahou April 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2163/the-battle-at-rangiaowhia-1864 (accessed 4 June 2026).