Siege of Orakau

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Māori resistance weakened
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates historical site
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_George_St._John
gptkb:Colonel_Henry_H._Smith
gptkbp:cultural_impact Māori identity
gptkbp:cultural_significance Māori folklore
gptkbp:date 1864
gptkbp:duration 3 days
gptkbp:historical_analysis debates on colonialism
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Te_Kooti
gptkb:Tāwhiao
gptkbp:historicalContext part of the conflict over land rights
gptkbp:historicalSignificance photographs
documentaries
maps
academic studies
artworks
cultural exhibitions
films
government records
monuments
oral histories
diaries
historical novels
commemorative events
public speeches
newspaper articles
letters and correspondence
military reports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Orakau
gptkbp:is_a_source_of eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Orakau,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Duncan_Cameron
gptkb:Wiremu_Tamihana
gptkbp:outcome Māori surrender
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_Zealand_Wars
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Rangiriri
Battle of Paterangi
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance last_major_battle_of_the_Waikato_campaign
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:British_Empire
Māori
gptkbp:tactics siege warfare
defensive
trenches and earthworks