The road to war : the 1863 redoubts of South Auckland / by Maurice Lennard.
Series: Monograph (Whakatane & District Historical Society) ; no. 16Publisher: Whakatane, New Zealand : Whakatane & District Historical Society, [1986]Description: 248 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmOther title:- Road to war : the Great South Road, 1862-64 [Cover title]
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Main Collection | John Kinder Theological Library | DU430.A79 LEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | A42295515 |
"A narrative of the making of the Great South Road to the Waikato River and the establishment of the redoubts and military strong points protecting it; and of the conflicts between pakeha and Maori culminating at the end of the road in the battle of Rangiriri."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index.
The making of the road -- Down the road to the front -- Invasion -- The frontier line : Wairoa redoubts -- Whangamarino and Meremere -- The Thames expedition : Miranda, Esk and Surrey redoubts -- Rangiriri -- Death of Captain Mercer -- Aftermath : the bill -- Appendices: -- Blockhouses and redoubts -- Mileposts -- Pukekohe East Church -- Havelock ; The Royal Artillery in the Maori War -- The women -- Site surveys of redoubts still existing in 1980 -- Chronological record .