Battle of Orakau

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties British: ~17 killed, 52 wounded
Māori: ~160 killed or wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Māori_King_Movement
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Duncan_Cameron
gptkb:Rewi_Maniapoto
gptkbp:date 31 March – 2 April 1864
gptkbp:followedBy end of Waikato campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Orakau
gptkbp:location Ōrākau, Waikato, New Zealand
gptkbp:notableFor famous last stand of Māori defenders
gptkbp:notableQuote Ka whawhai tonu mātou, ake! ake! ake! (We will fight on, forever and ever!)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Invasion_of_the_Waikato
New Zealand Wars
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Ōhaupō
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance last major battle of the Waikato campaign
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Zealand_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7