Regional1865 – 1866 · 1 year
East Cape War
East Cape · Gisborne · Waerenga-a-Hika · New Zealand
Estimated casualties
Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.
A series of conflicts fought on the east coast of the North Island from April 1865 to October 1866 between colonial and allied Māori forces and supporters of the Pai Mārire (Hauhau) movement. The fighting, including the siege of Waerenga-a-Hika, was driven by land confiscation and religious upheaval.
Belligerents2
- Pai Mārire (Hauhau) Māori
- Colonial government and kūpapa Māori
Conflict graph
PART OFNew Zealand Land Wars
Sources
- Wikipedia: East Cape War
- Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: New Zealand Wars
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cite as: East Cape War (1865 – 1866). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/east-cape-war · Sources & methodology