Significant1845 – 1846 · 1 year
Flagstaff War
Bay of Islands · Kororāreka (Russell) · Ruapekapeka · New Zealand
Estimated casualties
100 – 250estimated dead
British and allied losses across Kororāreka, Puketutu, Ōhaeawai and Ruapekapeka totaled roughly 80–90 killed; Ngāpuhi losses (Heke/Kawiti) perhaps up to ~200 killed and wounded. No single authoritative total exists.
SOURCETe Ara / NZ History compiled battle casualty figures
Also called the Northern War, fought between 11 March 1845 and 11 January 1846 around the Bay of Islands between Ngāpuhi led by Hōne Heke and Kawiti and British forces with allied Māori. It included the battles of Kororāreka, Puketutu, Ōhaeawai and the siege of Ruapekapeka Pā.
Belligerents2
- Ngāpuhi (Hōne Heke, Kawiti)
- British Empire and allied Māori
Conflict graph
PART OFNew Zealand Land Wars
Sources
- Wikipedia: Flagstaff War
- Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Northern War 1845–1846
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cite as: Flagstaff War (1845 – 1846). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/flagstaff-war · Sources & methodology