Invasion of the Waikato

When

17 Jul 1863 – Apr 1864

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

37.80° S, 175.40° E

Description

campaign of the New Zealand Wars (1863 - 1864)

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1863–64 campaign of the New Zealand Wars

The invasion of the Waikato became the largest and most important campaign of the 19th-century New Zealand Wars. Hostilities took place in the North Island of New Zealand between the military forces of the colonial government and a federation of Māori tribes known as the Kingitanga Movement. The Waikato is a territorial region with a northern boundary somewhat south of the present-day city of Auckland.

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