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Page 202
With the exception of the short fight which preceded the massacre at Wairau in the South Island these were the first shots in a fight for supremacy between the British and the Maoris - a fight which was not brought to a final conclusion ...
With the exception of the short fight which preceded the massacre at Wairau in the South Island these were the first shots in a fight for supremacy between the British and the Maoris - a fight which was not brought to a final conclusion ...
Page 204
But Heke called together his people and spoke to them , saying , ' I will fight these soldiers , I will cut down the ... Then with Robertson leading they charged , and in hand - tohand fighting , cutlass against tomahawk , the forty ...
But Heke called together his people and spoke to them , saying , ' I will fight these soldiers , I will cut down the ... Then with Robertson leading they charged , and in hand - tohand fighting , cutlass against tomahawk , the forty ...
Page 205
Fortunately , Hone Heke considered that he had accomplished his part of the fight , and he remained with his 200 men on ... The firing was heavy enough to keep the Maoris at a distance , and there was no more hand - to - hand fighting .
Fortunately , Hone Heke considered that he had accomplished his part of the fight , and he remained with his 200 men on ... The firing was heavy enough to keep the Maoris at a distance , and there was no more hand - to - hand fighting .
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