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| rdfs:label | - Defence of Pukekohe East 1863
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| rdfs:comment | - The Defence of Pukekohe East was an action during the Invasion of the Waikato, part of the New Zealand Wars. On 13 September and 14 September 1863, 11 settlers and 6 militia men inside a half completed stockade around the Pukekohe East church held off a Māori taua or war party of approximately 200 men from Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Pou iwi, until they were relieved by detachments of the 18th, 65th and 70th Regiments. In a series of actions around the stockade the taua sustained 20% casualties and retreated.
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| Strength | - 200
- Beseiged; 8 New Zealand Militia and 9 New Zealand Special Constables,
Relieving force 182+
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| Commander | - Sergeant Perry
Lieutenant Grierson
Captain Moir
- Rapurahi, Wahanui Huatare, Raureti Paiaka and Hopa te Rangianini
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| Casualties | |
| Result | - New Zealand & British victory. .
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| combatant | - British Army
- Māori allies
- New Zealand Government
- Ngāti Maniapoto, with Ngāti Pou, Maori King Movement
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| Place | - Pukekohe East, New Zealand
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| abstract | - The Defence of Pukekohe East was an action during the Invasion of the Waikato, part of the New Zealand Wars. On 13 September and 14 September 1863, 11 settlers and 6 militia men inside a half completed stockade around the Pukekohe East church held off a Māori taua or war party of approximately 200 men from Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Pou iwi, until they were relieved by detachments of the 18th, 65th and 70th Regiments. In a series of actions around the stockade the taua sustained 20% casualties and retreated.
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