It was February 11, 1864 and the invading British forces advanced deeper into the Waikato heartland, closing in on the Maori King Movement's agricultural base. But as some troops tried …

The Boyd massacre occurred in December 1809 when Māori of Ngāti Pou from Whangaroa Harbour in northern New Zealand killed and ate between 66 and 70 European crew members …

Te Kooti's force routed them in an ambush, seizing arms, ammunition, food and horses. The engagement was the first in what became a four-year guerrilla war, involving more than 30 …

2019年10月7日 · This dramatic watercolour by Major Gustavius von Tempsky entitled “A Maori Ambush” depicts Pai Marire/Hauhau warriors preparing to attack a troop of soldiers and militia …

On the morning of 6 April a small British force left a redoubt at Kaitake, about 15 km south-west of New Plymouth. Led by Captain Thomas Lloyd, No. 1 Company (Grenadiers) of the 57th …

1. (verb) (-tia) to deceive the enemy by feigning flight. Ka mea ngā irāmutu o Kāwharu kia haere rātou, mā te tauā e whai i muri i a rātou, manukāwhakitia ana e rātou (Wh4 2004:108).

Even while being brutally attacked, the Moriori maintained their peaceful beliefs and refused to fight back. There are however some accounts that they had tried to work out a peace …

Fighting continued in the bush behind the pā for several hours as Kawiti tried to lure the British into an ambush. About 12 British and up to 20 Māori were killed.After the battle of Te …

(noun) ambush, ambuscade, attack, trap. Kātahi ka mea ngā hōia me whakatakoto he pehipehi kia mau ai aua korokē (TWM 20/2/1864:2). / Then the soldiers decided to lay an ambush to …

The site is significant because members of the 57th Regiment (Dr. Hope, Lieutenant Tragett, and others) were killed by a Maori ambush on 4 May 1863. Photograph is mounted to card.