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Military camp, Waitara, 1860

Military camp, Waitara, 1860
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Military camp, Waitara, 1860
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Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Beneath the snow-capped peak of Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont) stand the flags and tents of the British Army's 65th Regiment in this 1860 painting by the regiment's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gold. These troops were assembled to occupy a block of Māori land which the district's paramount chief refused to sell to the government. In the ensuing battles 3,500 government and British troops fought 1,600 Māori, resulting in 238 casualties among the former and 200 among the latter.

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Date created
12 June 2012
Creator
Charles Emilius Gold
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/37438/military-camp-waitara-1860

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