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	Invasion of the Waikato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Invasion of the Waikato was an invasion during the Maori Wars fought in the North Island of New Zealand from July 1863 to April 1864 between the military forces of the Colonial Government and a federation of Maori tribes known as the King Movement (Kiingitanga).
		The Invasion of the Waikato differed from the previous Maori Wars in that it was deliberately planned and initiated by the Pakeha.
		The War in the Waikato was over by 5 April just as the ramifications of it were spreading to the rest of the Island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Invasion_of_the_Waikato (2383 words)

	Waikato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is in the broad Waikato Plains that most of the region's population resides, and the land is intensively farmed with both livestock (mainly dairy cattle) and crops (such as maize).
		The upper reaches of the Waikato River are used for hydroelectricity, and several large artificial lakes are found in the region's southeast.
		During the Land Wars of the 1860s, the Waikato was the scene of major bloodshed in what is referred to as the Invasion of the Waikato.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waikato (937 words)

	Invasion of the Waikato: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Invasion of the Waikato (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Invasion of the Waikato was an armed conflict during the Maori Wars fought in the North Island of New Zealand from July 1863 to April 1864 between the Colonial Government and a federation of Maori tribes known as the King Movement[?].
		The outcome was the retreat of the Kingites into the rugged interior of the Island and the confiscation of about three million acres of Maori land[?].
		As they were withdrawing from Paterangi one of the Waikato chiefs, Rewi Maiopoto[?], encountered a party of Ngati Kahungungu[?] and Tuhoe[?], about 170 men, who had come a long way to join in the war, all the way from the East Cape[?] and the Urawera[?].
	www.encyclopedian.com /wa/Waikato-Campaign.html (2350 words)

	New Zealand land wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Invasion of the Waikato was by far, the largest conflict.
		To get its support for the Invasion of the Waikato, Governor George Grey had to present a false picture of the seriousness of the situation to the Colonial Office in London.
		What became known as the Second Taranaki War was basically the reaction of the Māori to the wholesale confiscation of their land by the colonial government who originally used imperial troops for this, but the commander, General Duncan Cameron, resigned in protest.
	www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Maori_Wars (2850 words)

	Encyclopedia: Waikato
		The Waikato Plains are a large area of low-lying land in the northwest of the North Island of New Zealand.
		Te Kauwhata is a small town in the north of the Waikato region of New Zealand, close to the western shore of Lake Waikare40 kilometres north of Hamilton.
		Matamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a total population of around 12,000 (6,000 in rural areas, 6,000 in the township).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Waikato (3165 words)

	Invasion of the Waikato - Definition up Erdmond.Com
		was an invasion during the Maori_Wars fought in the North Island of New_Zealand from July 1863 to April 1864 between the military forces of the Colonial Government and a federation of Maori tribes known as the King_Movement ''(Kiingitanga)''.
		Initiated by a hostile Government this invasion ended with the retreat of the Kingites into the rugged interior of the Island and the unjust confiscation of about three million acres of Maori_land.
		As they were withdrawing from Paterangi one of the Waikato chiefs, Rewi_Maniopoto, encountered a party of Ngati_Kahungungu and Tuhoe, about 170 men, who had come a long way to join in the war, all the way from the East_Cape and the Urawera.
	www.erdmond.com /Invasion_of_the_Waikato.html (2406 words)

	All words on Waikato
		Waikato Region Waikato is the name of a region in the North Island of New Zealand.
		The Waikato refers too to the long river from which the region gets its name.
		Largely in retaliation for Waikato Maori helping Taranaki Maori protect their land in the earlier Taranaki War, the colonial government - with the help of troops brought from Britain - pushed south from the main settlement of Auckland, fighting several defensive lines organised by the combined iwi of the King Movement.
	www.allwords.org /wa/waikato.html (946 words)

	invasion
		Invasion is a military action that directly threatens the autonomy of a nation or teritory.
		Invasions may also be conducted to change the leadership of a nation of territory.
		This sort of invasion may be perceived by one side as an act of usurpation, while the other may perceive it as an act of liberation.
	www.fact-library.com /invasion.html (346 words)

	Kereopa te Rau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kereopa was probably baptised by Father Euloge Regnier during the 1840s and may have served as a policeman in Auckland during the 1850s.
		He is known definitely to have fought for the King Movement during the Invasion of the Waikato in 1863.
		Later he tried to return to the Waikato but was repulsed by a war party of Ngati Manawa and Ngati Rangitihi.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kereopa_te_Rau (393 words)

	Ngaruawahia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The town is situated at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipa Rivers.
		The official residence of the current Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, is located at Turangawaewae Marae on the eastern bank of the Waikato River in the town.
		After the Invasion of the Waikato in 1863 by British imperial forces the town was re-named as Newcastle, but reverted back to Ngaruawahia soon after.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ngaruawahia (174 words)

	Invasion of the Waikato -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Furthermore the King Country (the Waikato) began immediately to the south of (The largest city and principal port of New Zealand) Auckland, the main settlement.
		Previously he had fought in the (A war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856) Crimean War which had been a logistical disaster for the British Army, and had developed very strong ideas on what was needed to support an army in the field.
		This had to be extended at least as far as the (Click link for more info and facts about Waikato River) Waikato River.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/I/In/Invasion_of_the_Waikato.htm (2438 words)

	Right Pane
		By 1966 it was established in the three hydroelectric lakes immediately downstream of Ohakuri (Atiamuri, Whakamaru and Maraetai), and 5 years later it had reached the remaining downstream hydroelectric impoundments and, downstream of these, was found in the main river channel to the river’s mouth.
		Invasion upstream or to another catchment is, however, another matter.
		A comprehensive aquatic weed survey of the Waikato River system in 1975 found that hornwort was not present in the lakes upstream of Lake Ohakuri (Aratiatia, Taupo and Rotoaira respectively).
	www.chisholm.co.nz /hornwort_invasion.html (767 words)

	The Treaty of Waitangi - Case Studies - Waikato-Tainui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Members of the Waikato Tainui iwi, in the public gallery of Parliament to witness the enactment of the Waikato Tainui land settlement.
		Waikato and Ngāti Maniapoto were joined in the conflict by Māori from many other districts.
		Waikato also asserted that the offer of 1946 had been a fait accompli, and that given the circumstances of the time and the dire economic and social condition of their people they had felt they had to accept it.
	www.treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz /casestudies/waikatotainui.php (2033 words)

	Science Fair Projects - King Tawhiao
		The presence of an independent native state was seen by many as intolerable particularly as it occupied most of the territory of the North Island.
		The Waikato people maded a strong defence but ineviatbly were forced to retreat.
		In 1878 the New Zealand Government with George Grey as Prime Minister approached Tawhio with the proposal that some of their Waikato land would be restored to them if they would accept the integration of the King Country with the rest of New Zealand.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/King_Tawhiao (739 words)

	The Treaty of Waitangi
		The invasion of Waikato and Tauranga The Battle of Gate Pa and Te Ranga and enactment of the NZ Settlements Act 1863 is an example of this.
		On July 12, 1863, The Crown invaded the Waikato in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.
		The Crown acknowledges that the subsequent confiscations of land under the NZ Settlements Act 1863 of the NZ Parliament were wrongful, have caused Waikato to present to suffer feelings in relation to their lost lands akin to those orphans, and have had a crippling impact on the welfare, economy and development of Waikato.
	www.ngaiterangi.org.nz /page8.html (469 words)

	Tauranga Campaign - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Tauranga Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		This campaign started as a side show to the Invasion of the Waikato, where British Imperial Troops, on behalf of the New Zealand Colonial Government, were fighting a confederation of Maori tribes known as the King Movement.
		The British commander, General Duncan Cameron, had just returned to Auckland where he was experiencing a lot of criticism from the Press and the Colonial government who saw the Waikato Campaign as a failure.
		In so far as the Tauranga Campaign was a sideshow of the Waikato War it also marks the end tacit end of that conflict.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Tauranga-Campaign.html (1653 words)

	Places to Visit : Waikato
		Waikato is known for its rich, fertile farmland, so it is not surprising that this region was the scene of significant battles during the Land Wars of the mid nineteenth century.
		The story of the Land Wars in the Waikato is closely related to the King movement.
		An outnumbered Maori force was attacked by 1500 British troops in one of the crucial battles of the Waikato campaign on 20 November 1863, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.
	www.historic.org.nz /places2visit/places2visit_waikato.html (759 words)

	maori wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Waikato War including the Tauranga Campaign was the biggest of all the New Zealand Land Wars.
		To get their support for the Invasion of the Waikato, Governor Grey had to present a false picture of the seriousness of the situation.
		What became known as the Second Taranaki War was basically the reaction of the Māori to the wholesale confiscation of their land by the Colonial Government.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /maori_wars.html (2801 words)

	2003 invasion of Baghdad
		In early April 2003, as part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S forces led by American soldiers and marines in M1 Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicless invaded Baghdad.
		US officials said that their forces fought skirmishes there with Iraq's Special Republican Guard, with two task forces going up to the Tigris river from the southern outskirts of the city before moving west towards the airport.
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, head of the Information Ministry, told a press conference on April 7 that there were no U.S. troops in Baghdad, saying: "Their infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad.
	www.kiwipedia.com /en/invasion-of-baghdad.html (564 words)

	waikato
		The Waikato is a region on the western side of the North Island of New Zealand.
		It stretches from Lake Taupo and Taranaki in the south, along the banks of the Waikato River to the southern fringes of Auckland.
		The land is mostly rural farm land, much of which is dedicated to dairy farming, although the area around Cambridge has many thoroughbred stables.
	www.fact-library.com /waikato.html (130 words)

	New Zealand History : The New Zealand Wars : The Waikato War 1863 - 1864 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Governor Browne realised that it was the King Movement that had caused the stalemate in the Taranaki Wars, and soon thereafter plotted an attack on the center of the King Movement, by invading the Waikato.
		Five days later, the first battle of the Waikato was fought at Koheroa, when Cameron and 550 troops defeated a force of 100 Maori, killing 15 of them.
		Cameron moved down the Waipa fork of the Waikato river at the start of 1864, where he was confronted by the Paterangi defensive line, the largest and most sophisticated cluster of modern pa built, protecting the fertile Rangiaowhia district.
	www.godzone.com /aboutnz/history/wars/waikato.htm (1094 words)

	Duncan Cameron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The main base for the King Movement was the Waikato, a rich and fertile region immediately south of Auckland which was then the capital of New Zealand.
		Furthrmore the Maori had the temerity to insist on their independence from the Colonial Governmnet, an independence that was guaranteed to them by the Treaty of Waitangi twenty years earlier.
		Cameron arrived in New Zealand early in 1863 and the Invasion of the Waikato began in July 1863.
	www.ukpedia.com /d/duncan-cameron.html (688 words)

	For Glory & a Farm. Australian troops in NZ 1860 onwards
		The invasion of the Waikato was, among other things an extension of public opinion in the military form.
		As the invasion of the Waikato continued, a protraction of the war was obvious.
		With the invasion of the Waikato in June 1863, and the buildup for the military settler regiments, rifles and equipment had to be found.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-conflicts-periods/other/glory-farm.htm (20221 words)

	Manukau coastal walks
		The Tainui and Aotea waka were hauled across the portage at Otahuhu, from the Tamaki river to Manukau Harbour, before ending their journeys deep in the Waikato and Taranaki.
		Fearing invasion from the north, the Governor established the first military settlement at Mangere with Nga-ti Mahuta.
		Other military settlements followed later with immigrants, in preparation for the invasion of the Waikato in 1863.
	www.aucklandcity.govt.nz /whatson/places/walkways/manukau/manukau.asp (606 words)

	Maori Wars
		This occurred because the Maori of Waikato had attempted to secede from New Zealand in order to prevent further alienation of their land.
		As the original conflict in Waikato ended, deemed an overall failure since the greatest objective was to decisively beat the Maori in battle (which didn't happen) and not just to conquer and annex territory, General Duncan Cameron received the request from Colonel Greer from reinforcements.
		General Cameron saw Tauranga as a chance to achieve the decisive victory, and sailed immediately to the Bay of Plenty, bringing his entire reserve for a combined total of 1700 men.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~kerogers/classweb/Maoriwars.htm (1095 words)

	NZ Folk Song * Battle of the Waikato
		The first battles against the British were in 1844, in the far north at Kororareka and involved the war chief Hone Heke and a detachment of 140 soldiers of the 96th Regiment,
		The Land War battles for British control of the rich Waikato farmlands were in the early 1860s.
		Te Kooti Rikirangi of the Rongowhakaata iwi escaped from imprisonment on the Chatham Islands in 1868 in an attempt to claim land in the Waikato.
	www.folksong.org.nz /battle_waikato/index.html (627 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		In addition, Gamble acted as an unofficial chief of staff for Cameron and, later, for Major General Trevor Chute, performing a wide range of tasks and acting as the central point for the receipt of reports for the general officer commanding and for the dispatch of his orders to subordinates.
		Supplying the nearly 10,000 British troops involved in the invasion of Waikato was a major undertaking, which necessitated overcoming not only problems connected with the terrain, but also the threat posed by enemy action.
		At the conclusion of the Waikato campaign Cameron praised Gamble, stating that the successful outcome of the operations was in large part due to 'his ability, zeal, and unceasing attention to his important duties'.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=1G1&QuickSearch=true (903 words)

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