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    Ōhaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km (160 mi) from...
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    The Battle of Ōhaeawai, part of the Flagstaff War, was fought in July 1845 at Ōhaeawai in Northland, New Zealand. The battle was between British forces...
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    on 11 March 1845, the Battle of Puketutu on 8 May 1845, the Battle of Ōhaeawai on 23 June 1845 and the siege of Ruapekapeka Pā from 27 December 1845 to...
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  • During the Battle of Ōhaeawai, on 1 July, Bridge led the storming party to retake Wāka's Hill and artillery overlooking Ōhaeawai pā. Sergeant John Williams's...
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    distance from both Heke's Pā at Puketutu and the site of the later Battle of Ōhaeawai. Some days later he went on to Kaikohe to gather food supplies. During...
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    "Oh, leave me your Manton".: 84  On 1 July 1845, during the battle of Ōhaeawai, after 32-pounder bombardment of the pā, Colonel Henry Despard put his...
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    historians. British casualties, such as at Gate Pa in 1864 and the Battle of Ohaeawai in 1845, suggested that contemporary weaponry, such as muskets and cannon...
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    agreed to the request to fortify Pene Taui's pā at Ōhaeawai. The Colonial forces arrived before the Ōhaeawai Pā on 23 June and established a camp about 500...
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    the small and ineptly led British force had been beaten at the Battle of Ōhaeawai. Grey, with the financial support and far more troops armed with 32-pounder...
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  • In New Zealand he played key role in the battles of the Flagstaff War—Ōhaeawai, Ruapekapeka—and in the construction of Albert Barracks, Auckland. William...
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    soldiers from the 58th and 99th Regiments, casualties of the Battle of Ohaeawai (July 1845), were buried in the graveyard of St. John the Baptist Church...
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  • Valley Ngunguru* Nightcaps Norfolk Normanby Norsewood Ōakura* Oamaru* Oban Ōhaeawai Ohakune* Ohangai Ōhaupō Ohawe Ohoka Ōhope* Ōhura Ōkaihau Ōkato Ōkiwi Bay...
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    is now called the "gunfighter pā" design that was used at the Battle of Ōhaeawai. It was constructed during 1845, in a good defensive position, in an area...
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    several major conflicts, such as the Battle of Kororāreka, the Battle of Ōhaeawai, and the siege of Ruapekapeka, the flagstaff was ultimately removed and...
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    Te Ruki Kawiti to apply, and improve on, the defensive design used at Ohaeawai Pā; the external palisades at Ruapekapeka Pā provided a defence against...
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  • Independence Battle of Fort Cachimán 6 Dec 1845 Flagstaff War Battle of Ohaeawai July British Army attacks Māori Ngāpuhi, but fortifications too strong...
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  • Onerahi Rugby Football Club Otamatea Hawks Rugby Club Rodney College Taiamai Ohaeawai Rugby Football and Sports Club Te Rarawa Rugby Club The Aupouri Rugby Football...
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    Retrieved 8 August 2023. Cowen, James (1955). "Chapter 7: The Attack on Ohaeawai". The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering...
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    Nuhaka NK 0724 28 Oakleigh OKL 089 22 Oakura OKR 067 Oamaru OU 0297 22 Ohaeawai OW 0887 68 Ohai OIH 0225 26 Ohakune OKN 0658 Ohangai OHG 062 22 Ohaupo...
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  • trenches or tunnels were also built to connect the various parts, as found at Ohaeawai Pā or Ruapekapeka. The forts could even include underground bunkers, protected...
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  • he commanded British troops in a disastrous assault on the Māori pā at Ōhaeawai. Henry Despard, born October 1783 at Laurel Hill, Mountrath, Queens County...
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    Kaitaia – Maungataniwha – 101.1 FM Kaikohe – Hikurangi – 101.5 FM Kaikohe – Ohaeawai – 981 AM Whangārei – Otaika – 837 AM Whangārei – Horokaka – 101.2 FM Whangārei...
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    the west coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand. SH 12 starts in Ōhaeawai, running initially southwest to Kaikohe, during which it shares a short...
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    soldiers from the 58th and 99th Regiments, casualties of the Battle of Ohaeawai (July 1845), were buried in the graveyard of the church, including Captain...
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  • school by bus, coming from an area bounded by Mangamuka Bridge, Motukiore, Ōhaeawai and Waimate North. Okaihau College currently has four houses which are...
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    was unsuccessful. In July, a 600-strong British force attacked a pā near Ōhaeawai although they later retreated. In January 1846, British forces shelled...
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  • ends Ōkaihau 184 114 SH 15 south (Te Pua Road) – Kaikohe, Maungatapere Ōhaeawai 190 120 SH 12 – Kaikohe, Dargaville Pakaraka 198 123 SH 10 – Kerikeri,...
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    government, the small and ineptly led British had been beaten at Battle of Ohaeawai. Backed by financial support, far more troops, armed with 32-pounder cannons...
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  • Flagstaff War The Battle of Ohaeawai was fought between British forces and local Māori during the Flagstaff War in July 1845 at Ohaeawai. c. 1846, May: Hutt Valley...
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    of the 1st Division and had its camp setup at the Remuera Estate, near Ōhaeawai in Northland. Despite discussions of sending the 2nd Battalion (or a hypothetical...
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