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Battle of Ruapekapeka, the Glossary

The Battle of Ruapekapeka was an engagement that took place from late-December 1845 to mid-January 1846 between British forces, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Despard, and Māori warriors of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe), led by Hōne Heke and Te Ruki Kawiti, during the Flagstaff War in the Bay of Islands region of New Zealand.^[1]

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Flagstaff War
Pre-colonial architecture in New Zealand
Pā sites
Tourist attractions in the Northland Region

Auckland War Memorial Museum

The Auckland War Memorial Museum (Tāmaki Paenga Hira), also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials.

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Ōhaeawai

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 from Auckland. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Ōhaeawai are Far North District.

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Battle of Ōhaeawai

The Battle of Ōhaeawai, part of the Flagstaff War, was fought in July 1845 at Ōhaeawai in Northland, New Zealand. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Battle of Ōhaeawai are Far North District, Flagstaff War and pā sites.

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Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Bay of Islands are Far North District.

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Board of Ordnance

The Board of Ordnance was a British government body.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Calabash

Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit.

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Cannon

A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant.

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Colony of New Zealand

The Colony of New Zealand was a colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that encompassed the islands of New Zealand which was proclaimed by its British settler population in 1841, and which lasted until 1907.

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Commissariat

A commissariat is a department or organization commanded by a commissary or by a corps of commissaries.

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Congreve rocket

The Congreve rocket was a type of rocket artillery designed by British inventor Sir William Congreve in 1808.

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Early New Zealand Books

Early New Zealand Books (ENZB) is a project from the library of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, launched in 2005, that aims at providing keyword-searchable text of significant books published about New Zealand in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

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Eruera Maihi Patuone

Eruera Maihi Patuone (c.1764 – 19 September 1872) was a Māori rangatira (chief), the son of the Ngāti Hao chief Tapua and his wife Te Kawehau. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Eruera Maihi Patuone are Flagstaff War.

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Field gun

A field gun is a field artillery piece.

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Flagstaff War

The Flagstaff War, also known as Heke's War, Hōne Heke's Rebellion and the Northern War, was fought between 11 March 1845 and 11 January 1846 in and around the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Flagstaff War are Far North District.

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Flax in New Zealand

New Zealand flax describes the common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi, known by the Māori names harakeke and wharariki respectively.

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Flintlock

Flintlock is a general term for any firearm that uses a flint-striking ignition mechanism, the first of which appeared in Western Europe in the early 16th century.

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George Grey

Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. Battle of Ruapekapeka and George Grey are Flagstaff War.

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Great Exhibition

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.

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Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.

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Hōne Heke

Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai (1807/1808 – 7 August 1850), born Heke Pōkai and later often referred to as Hōne Heke, was a highly influential Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) and a war leader in northern New Zealand; he was affiliated with the Ngati Rahiri, Ngai Tawake, Ngati Tautahi, Te Matarahurahu and Te Uri-o-Hua hapū (subtribes) of Ngāpuhi. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Hōne Heke are Flagstaff War.

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Henry Balneavis

Henry Colin Balneavis (15 March 1818 – 26 August 1876) was a New Zealand soldier and public servant. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Henry Balneavis are Flagstaff War.

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Henry Despard

Major General Henry Despard (October 1783 – 30 April 1859) was a British Army officer of the 17th Regiment of Foot (1799–1838), Staff of Ireland (1838–1842) and 99th Regiment of Foot (1842–1854). Battle of Ruapekapeka and Henry Despard are Flagstaff War.

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HM Treasury

His Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury), occasionally referred to as the Exchequer, or more informally the Treasury, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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HMS Calliope (1837)

HMS Calliope was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in October 1837 and broken up in November 1883. Battle of Ruapekapeka and HMS Calliope (1837) are Flagstaff War.

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HMS Castor (1832)

HMS Castor, launched and commissioned in 1832, was a 36-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy and the third naval ship to bear the name. Battle of Ruapekapeka and HMS Castor (1832) are Flagstaff War.

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HMS Elphinstone

No ships of the Royal Navy directly bore the name HMS Elphinstone.

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HMS Hazard (1837)

HMS Hazard was an 18-gun ''Favorite''-class sloop of the Royal Navy. Battle of Ruapekapeka and HMS Hazard (1837) are Flagstaff War.

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HMS North Star (1824)

HMS North Star was a 28-gun sixth-rate post ship built to an 1817 design by the Surveyors of the Navy. Battle of Ruapekapeka and HMS North Star (1824) are Flagstaff War.

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Iwi

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

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Kawakawa, New Zealand

Kawakawa is a small town in the Bay of Islands area of the Northland Region of New Zealand. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Kawakawa, New Zealand are Far North District.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Māori people

Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).

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Muzzleloader

A muzzleloader is any firearm in which the user loads the projectile and the propellant charge into the muzzle end of the gun (i.e., from the forward, open end of the gun's barrel).

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Nōpera Panakareao

Nōpera Panakareao (? – 13 April 1856) was a New Zealand tribal leader, evangelist and assessor. Battle of Ruapekapeka and Nōpera Panakareao are Flagstaff War.

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New Zealand Electronic Text Collection

The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection (NZETC; Te Pūhikotuhi o Aotearoa) is a freely accessible online archive of New Zealand and Pacific Islands texts and heritage materials that are held by the Victoria University of Wellington Library.

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Ngāpuhi

Ngāpuhi (or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei.

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Ngāti Hine

Ngāti Hine is an iwi with a rohe in Northland, New Zealand.

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Pā

The word pā (often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages. Battle of Ruapekapeka and pā are pā sites.

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Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army.

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Royal Marines

The Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, and officially as the Corps of Royal Marines, are the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, and provide a company strength unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).

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The 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1755.

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The 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ruapekapeka

Also known as Puapekapeka, Ruapekapeka, Siege of Ruapekapeka Pā.

, Vitex lucens, 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot, 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot.

Battle of Ruapekapeka, the Glossary

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See also

Flagstaff War

Pre-colonial architecture in New Zealand

Pā sites

Tourist attractions in the Northland Region

References