2-653-217 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Attack', 1902. The Tauranga Campaign was an armed conflict in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty in early 1864, and was part of the New Zealand wars that were fought over issues of land ownership and sovereignty. British forces suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Gate Pa on 29th April, 1864. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]