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Fight at Battle Hill. Last stand of Rangihaeata. Horokiwi 1846. Lieut. Page, 58th Regt.

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Date

[1846]

Artist

George Hyde Page (1832-1908)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

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https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22712910

Description

Shows the troops of the 58th and 99th Regiments advancing up Battle Hill towards a large tree trunk providing shelter for the soldiers. Several soldiers are crouched behind the tree trunk and firing uphill. Rangihaeata and his men are shooting downhill from a barricade closer to the summit of the hill.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, Pāuatahanui, Wellington, New Zealand

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The site of the battle has been preserved as a recreational area named Battle Hill Farm Forest Park. (Wikipedia)

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