Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885 :View of the pah at Ruapekapeka from the lower stockade at the time it was entered and captured by the allied force of friendly natives and troops, under Lt Colonel Despard, 11th Jany, 1846

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Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885 :View of the pah at Ruapekapeka from the lower stockade at the time it was entered and captured by the allied force of friendly natives and troops, under Lt Colonel Despard, 11th Jany, 1846

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TAPUHI

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Shows the pa as seen from possibly one hundred metres away, and from behind a row of low trees. Two lines of red-coated soldiers, about 10 in each line are about to enter the pa through a hole just made in the palisade. As yet there are no soldiers lying on the ground. In the foreground, a soldier sits watching the action from a fallen tree trunk, two Maori sit together near right and two others walk separately nearby. At right, a man dressed in blue, and with a sword hanging from his belt, p...

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Date created

1846

Creator

Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22581565

Locations

Ruapekapeka Pā

Related subjects

Despard, Henry, 1784?-1859 / Heke Pōkai, Hōne Wiremu, -1850 / Kawiti, Te Ruki, -1854 / Firearms / Fortification / New Zealand / Northland Region / Māori (New Zealand people) / Clothing / Military uniforms / Ordnance / Pā / Ruapekapeka, Battle of, N.Z., 1845-1846 / Ruapekapeka Pā

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