How many died at Rangiaowhia?
His ancestor Kahutoi left with husband, Thomas Power, and their children, but Power’s first wife, Rahapa Te Hauata, stayed behind. There were about 200 people in Rangiaowhia when the British arrived. He believed upwards of 100 people died, including some who died a few days or weeks later.
What happened at Pāterangi?
On 20 February 1864 a British force of 1200 men bypassed Pāterangi without alerting the lookouts. Next morning they attacked the agricultural centre of the district, Rangiaowhia.
What happened after Rangiaowhia?
After attacking Rangiaowhia, Cameron withdrew to Te Awamutu to await the Kīngitanga response. When Rewi Maniapoto heard of the attack on Rangiaowhia he moved 400 fighters to the Hairini ridge, between Te Awamutu and Rangiaowhia. Rangiaowhia was occupied once more, this time without opposition.
What happened at Orakau?
At 3.30 p.m. nearly all the Māori left the pā in a disciplined body. This move in broad daylight caught the British by surprise and the Māori broke through the surrounding cordon. The fugitives then split into small groups that were pursued by cavalry and Forest Rangers across 3 km of open country to the Pūniu River.
Who won the Waikato War?
British
The Invasion of the Waikato became the largest and most important campaign of the 19th-century New Zealand Wars….Invasion of the Waikato.
| Date | 12 July 1863 – April 1864 |
|---|---|
| Location | Waikato, New Zealand |
| Result | British victory. King Movement defeat and retreat into King Country; large-scale land-confiscation by the colonial government. |
Why is Rangiaowhia significant?
A village named Rangiaowhia once thrived here. From the 1830s Māori and invited European settlers worked collaboratively to develop this into one of New Zealand’s most important agricultural areas. These relationships changed forever during the New Zealand Land Wars.
Why did Governor GREY want to invade the Waikato?
Page 2 – Invasion plans. In late 1861 George Grey returned from Cape Town for a second term as governor of New Zealand. Central to any plans to invade Waikato was a reliable transport route for men and supplies. The Waikato River, the region’s ‘highway’, was dominated by Māori traffic.
Why is Rangiaowhia important?
At dawn on the 21st of February 1864, Rangiaowhia was the site of one of the most horrific war crimes ever perpetrated by the crown against Māori in New Zealand’s history.
Who won the Ōrākau war?
The British by contrast only suffered 17 dead and 50 wounded. Some historians see this as a victory to Cameron, however the King Movement still existed, now South of the Puniu River – the new aukati (boundary) in Ngati Manipoto.
What did Governor GREY do?
In 1840 he wrote a paper for the Colonial Office setting out his theories on racial assimilation. Impressed, his superiors made him governor of the struggling colony of South Australia. He succeeded in improving the financial position of the colony, but not its race relations.
How many Maoris were killed in NZ?
Between 1818 and the early 1830s an estimated 20,000 Maori were killed in what have been described as the Musket Wars. more…
Where is Rangiaowhia?
Waikato region
Rangiaowhia (or Rangiawhia, or Rangiaohia) was, for over 20 years, a thriving village on a ridge between two streams in the Waikato region, about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Te Awamutu. From 1841 it was the site of a very productive Māori mission station until the Invasion of the Waikato in 1864.