The Story of Gate Pa: April 29th 1864 Author: Gilbert Mair Isbn: 9781877346309

Gate P? was the fortress built in 1864 only 3 miles from the main British base of Camp Te Papa at Tauranga during the Tauranga Campaign of the New Zealand Land Wars. General Duncan Cameron, whose Invasion of the Waikato had finished, determined to attack the p? with the majority of his forces to destroy the King Movement's allies. By the end of April the British were ready to attack, with 1,700 men, opposed by 230 M?ori.

Gate P? was the single most devastating battle for the British military during the New Zealand Land Wars, with 111 casualties and deaths, however it achieved the main aim of clearing the enemy from the vicinity of Tauranga so can be seen as a victory.

Facsimile of the 1937 edition

2010 Paperback 133 pages Good condition

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