- The
Battle of
Ruapekapeka took
place from late
December 1845 to mid-January 1846
between British forces,
under command of
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Despard...
- 8 May 1845, the
Battle of Ōhaeawai on 23 June 1845 and the
siege of
Ruapekapeka Pā from 27
December 1845 to 11
January 1846. The
conflict is seen as...
- the pā, the
siege would have been over by mid-day. At the
Battle of
Ruapekapeka,
December 1845–January 1846, Egerton's
rocket brigade,
located at the...
-
conflict until some
months later, at the
closing phase of the
Battle of
Ruapekapeka.
After the
battle of Te
Ahuahu Heke went to
Kaikohe to
recover from his...
- "NZ WARS – The
Stories of
Ruapekapeka". RNZ. 25
October 2017.
Retrieved 5
April 2023. "NZ WARS – The
Stories of
Ruapekapeka". RNZ. 25
October 2017. Retrieved...
-
communication trenches, tunnels, and anti-artillery bunkers. The Ngāpuhi pā
Ruapekapeka is
often considered to be the most
sophisticated and technologically...
-
conflict until some
months later, at the
closing phase of the
Battle of
Ruapekapeka. In a
letter to
Lieutenant Colonel Despard the
battle was
described by...
-
sometimes built pā
purposefully as a
defensive fortification, like at
Ruapekapeka, a new pā
constructed specifically to draw the
British away, instead...
-
trees like that left. A good
example of a well-shaped tree is
behind Ruapekapeka Pā in Northland. The dark
green glossy leaves of pūriri are
palmate with...
- had been
denied to FitzRoy,
attacked and
occupied Kawiti's
fortress at
Ruapekapeka,
forcing Kawiti to retreat. Heke's
confidence waned after he was wounded...
