The New Zealand Wars 1820-72 (Paperback)

Introduction: pre-colonial Maori society and warfare /The musket wars: from early 18th-century white contacts, to Hongi Hika's wars of expansion in 1820-35 /The wars of conquest, 1840s: Hone Heke's campaigns - British forces in New Zealand: infantry, artillery, engineers, Naval Brigade /The 1860s campaigns: British tactical adaptations - assaults on fortified positions - Maori responses /1865-72: the Pai Maarire movement - guerrilla warfare - Te Kooti Arikirangi's campaigns - local Volunteer, Militia and Constabulary units - pro-government Maori groups /Bibliography /Plate commentaries /Index