Letter to James Busby regarding the 'Harriet Affair'

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Letter to James Busby regarding the 'Harriet Affair'

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The Harriet Affair of 1834 saw the first ever action by British troops on New Zealand soil, and a level of violence later condemned by a British House of Commons Inquiry. The ships 'Alligator' and 'Isabella', with a detachment of 60 men from the 50th Regiment, had been rushed to Taranaki by the New South Wales authorities. Their task was to resc...

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New Zealand History / New Zealand / Archives New Zealand / 1834 / Britain / House of COmmons / Taranaki / James Busby / Harriet Affair

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