Tribal guns and tribal gunners : the story of Māori artillery in 19th century New Zealand /
Bentley, Trevor,
Tribal guns and tribal gunners : the story of Māori artillery in 19th century New Zealand / Trevor Bentley. - vi, 7-175 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Acquiring the great guns -- Assimilating the great guns -- Tribal guns -- Tribal gunners -- Hongi Hika's Whangaroa campaign -- Te Haramiti's Bay of Plenty campaign -- Tītore's campaign to Tauranga -- Ururoa crosses the Kaimais -- The siege of Otāka Pā, Taranaki -- The Ngāi Tāhu campaigns -- The fortress guns -- The great guns lost and found -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"Set during the bloody intertribal Musket Wars (1818-1839) and the Anglo-Māori New Zealand Wars (1845-46 and 1860-1872), this book reveals a hitherto unknown dimension of this country's military history. It brings to light the various ways Māori acquired, mastered and deployed ships artillery, ceremonially in times of peace, and as instruments of destruction in offensive and defensive warfare. It resurrects or reconstructs long forgotten accounts of tribal artillery pieces, artillerymen and artillery battles, whose details were known throughout old tribal New Zealand"--Publisher information.
9781877427527 1877427527
Māori (New Zealand people)--Warfare
Māori (New Zealand people)--Wars
Artillery--History--New Zealand
Artillerymen--History--New Zealand--19th century.
Ringa kaha
Pakanga
Taua
Rākau ā Tū
Kōrero nehe.
New Zealand--History, Military--19th century.
New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1843-1847.
New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
993.01
Tribal guns and tribal gunners : the story of Māori artillery in 19th century New Zealand / Trevor Bentley. - vi, 7-175 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Acquiring the great guns -- Assimilating the great guns -- Tribal guns -- Tribal gunners -- Hongi Hika's Whangaroa campaign -- Te Haramiti's Bay of Plenty campaign -- Tītore's campaign to Tauranga -- Ururoa crosses the Kaimais -- The siege of Otāka Pā, Taranaki -- The Ngāi Tāhu campaigns -- The fortress guns -- The great guns lost and found -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"Set during the bloody intertribal Musket Wars (1818-1839) and the Anglo-Māori New Zealand Wars (1845-46 and 1860-1872), this book reveals a hitherto unknown dimension of this country's military history. It brings to light the various ways Māori acquired, mastered and deployed ships artillery, ceremonially in times of peace, and as instruments of destruction in offensive and defensive warfare. It resurrects or reconstructs long forgotten accounts of tribal artillery pieces, artillerymen and artillery battles, whose details were known throughout old tribal New Zealand"--Publisher information.
9781877427527 1877427527
Māori (New Zealand people)--Warfare
Māori (New Zealand people)--Wars
Artillery--History--New Zealand
Artillerymen--History--New Zealand--19th century.
Ringa kaha
Pakanga
Taua
Rākau ā Tū
Kōrero nehe.
New Zealand--History, Military--19th century.
New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1843-1847.
New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
993.01