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Battle of Battle Hill

Battle of Battle Hill was a battle fought on 13 August 1846 at Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, in what is now New Zealand. It was part of the New Zealand Wars, which ran from 1845 to 1872. The recorded result: Tactically indecisive, strategic colonial victory.

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Portrait of Rawiri Puaha in European dress holding a mere. c.1890s Artist unknown. Reference number: G-606 Oil over opaltype photograph 374 x 270 mm Drawings, Paintings and Prints Collection, Alexande
Portrait of Rawiri Puaha in European dress holding a mere. c.1890s Artist unknown. Reference number: G-606 Oil over opaltype photograph 374 x 270 mm Drawings, Paintings and Prints Collection, Alexande. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 August 1846
WhereBattle Hill Farm Forest Park, New Zealand41.052S, 174.937E
OutcomeTactically indecisive, strategic colonial victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; Colony of New Zealand; Āti Awa; Ngāti Toa kūpapaagainstNgāti Toa
Casualties and losses3 killedandAt least 9 killed
Part ofNew Zealand Wars1845 to 1872

Record

Date13 August 1846
PlaceBattle Hill Farm Forest Park, New Zealand
41.052S, 174.937E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength250 bayonets: Regulars of the 58th, 65th, and 99th, the Hutt Militia, and the Wellington armed police; 150 Ngāti Awa; 2 small mortars; 12 Royal Artillery men300 including women and children
Casualties and losses3 killedAt least 9 killed
Commanders
  • Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke
  • Te Rangihaeata
Battle of Battle HillBattle of Battle HillWellingtonBlenheimPalmerston NorthNelsonWhanganuiLevinParaparaumuPicton100 km41.052S, 174.937E
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Battle of Battle Hill is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day New Zealand.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870427, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Battle Hill, revision 1370433602, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.