2-636-642 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Shouting Their War-Cry, The British Charged The Breach', c1908, (c1920). Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai (c1808-1850), Maori Rangatira (chief) and war leader in Northern New Zealand. Hone Heke engaged in a number of battles against the British Colonial rule. In May 1845 Heke’s Pa was attacked by troops from the 58th, 96th and 99th Regiments under the command of William Hulme (1788-1855). The battle ended with a British retreat. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall. [Thomas Nelson And Sons, London, c1920]