The musket wars : a history of inter-iwi conflict, 1806-45 /

Crosby, R. D.

The musket wars : a history of inter-iwi conflict, 1806-45 / R.D. Crosby. - 400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 25 cm

"With an introduction by Michael King"--Cover. Previous ed.: Reed, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-392) and index.

Introduction / Chronology -- Protagonists -- 1806-17: the first sparks -- 1818: Ngapuhi power unleashed: Hongi Hika and Te Morenga -- 1819: the flames of war move south -- 1820: The conflagration spreads -- 1821: a year of reckoning -- 1822: devastation continues -- 1823: Terrible revenge and sublime salvation -- 1824: setting the scene in the south -- 1825: The ravages of ultimate power -- 1826: The year of change: the swing of the Ngapuhi pendulum -- 1827: the spread of musket power -- 1828: Ngati Maru strike out -- 1829: focus on Te Waipounamu [South Island] -- 1830: nadir for Ngati Maru -- 1831-32: two famous sieges: Kaiapoui and Pukerangiora -- 1832: a year of turmoil -- 1833: a calming of the storm -- 1834: the pendulum in balance -- 1835: the musket moves offshore -- 1836: the outbreak of the last major war -- 1837: a year of positioning -- 1838: a flickering of the flames -- 1839: warfare flares again -- 1840: a momentous year -- 1841-45: war flames extinguished -- Firearms of the Musket Wars -- Logistics and tactics. Michael King -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Appendix A. Appendix B.



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Māori (New Zealand people)--Wars
Māori (New Zealand people)--Warfare
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New Zealand--History--To 1840
New Zealand--History--1840-1876

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