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Major conflict1863 – 1864 · 1 year

Invasion of the Waikato

Waikato · Rangiriri · Ōrākau · New Zealand

Estimated casualties

1.0K – 1.5Kestimated dead

Combined Taranaki–Waikato campaign deaths are cited as about 1,800 Māori and 800 Europeans; the Waikato invasion itself accounts for a large but not separately quantified share. Range reflects the Waikato portion only.

SOURCETe Ara / NZ History (Taranaki and Waikato campaigns combined ~1,800 Māori and ~800 European dead)

A nine-month British military campaign (July 1863–April 1864) led by Lieutenant-General Duncan Cameron against the Māori King Movement, including the battles of Rangiriri and Ōrākau. Its outcome led to large-scale confiscation of Māori land in the Waikato.

Belligerents2

  • Kīngitanga (Māori King Movement)
  • British Empire and colonial forces

Conflict graph

PART OFNew Zealand Land Wars

SUB-CONFLICTS · 2

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Invasion of the Waikato
  2. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: New Zealand Wars
  3. Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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