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Chapter XL.—The End of the Waikato War. | Page |
Ngati-Maniapoto entrenchments south of the Puniu—Fortified positions at Haurua, Te Roto-marama, and Paratui—British advance terminates at the Puniu—Army headquarters at Te Awamutu—Ngati-Haua fortifications at Te Tiki-o-te-Ihingarangi—The position evacuated—The last shots in the Waikato War: A skirmish at Ara-titaha—Settlement of the conquered country | 398 |
Chapter XLI.—The Arawa Defeat of the East Coast Tribes. | |
Tai-Rawhiti tribes organize an expedition to Waikato—The loyal Arawa's resistance—East Coast Kingites march for Rotorua—Arawa block the way at Rotoiti—Skirmishing on the lake-side—Invaders compelled to return to the coast—An advance on Maketu—Kingite trenches at Te Whare-o-te-Rangi-marere—The invaders driven back—Shelled by the warships—A running fight along the beach—The Battle of Kaokaoroa—Repulse of the East Coast tribes | 404 |
Chapter XLII.—The Gate Pa and Te Ranga. | |
British expedition to Tauranga—Redoubts built at Te Papa—Ngai-te-Rangi erect fortifications—Rawiri Puhirake's challenge—The forts at Waoku and Tawhiti-nui—Construction of the Gate Pa—The British attack—A heavy cannonade—General Cameron orders an assault—Panic-stricken troops—Chivalry of the pa garrison—A half-caste heroine—Relieving the wounded under fire—Heavy losses of the British—The trenches at Te Ranga—Attack by Colonel Greer's column—British charge with the bayonet—The Maori works carried with heavy slaughter—Desperate hand-to-hand fighting—End of the Tauranga campaign | 411 |
Appendices. | |
Supplementary Notes to Chapters | 431 |
Forest Fighting, Patumahoe (1863) | 445 |
The Wreck of H.M.S. "Orpheus" | 447 |
Militia Duty in the Waikato War | 448 |
List of Engagements and Casualties | 452 |
Index | 454 |
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