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The fight of Kaitake, one mile south of Tataraimaka

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Date

4 June 1863

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Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

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https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23229373

Description

A battle scene with Mount Taranaki on the left, the sea on the right. In the left foreground are two military tents inside an earth redoubt with armed soldiers. In the centre foreground is a small cottage with smoke rising from the chimney. Further military tents and soldiers with guns are in the middle distance. A large flag rises from one group of tents. The nearby pā is on the ridge in the centre background. A shell from H M S Eclipse is exploding. The view is surrounded by a border of entwined leaves and flowers. The title below is surrounded with a border, as is the word New Zealand, above. The drawing is naive. Depicts not the Battle of Kaitaki, but the storming of Katikara, with HMS Eclipse shelling Tataraimaka Pa

The location is incorrectly identified by the artist. See TL 3/1/1 26 May 1978 and 27 June 1978 for correct identification

Other Titles - Battle of Katikara, H M S Eclipse

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All Rights Reserved

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Katikara Memorial, Fort St George Redoubt, Lower Pitone Road, Tataraimaka, Taranaki, New Zealand

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