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Fight at Waiari, on the Mangapiko River, New Zealand, on the 11th of February, 1864. Creator: Unknown
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Fight at Waiari, on the Mangapiko River, New Zealand, on the 11th of February, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Fight at Waiari, on the Mangapiko River, New Zealand, on the 11th of February, 1864. 'It seems that...some of our soldiers went into the river to bathe, and were suddenly fired upon by the Maoris, who lay in ambush on the opposite bank. The covering party...immediately replied to the enemy's fire, while the bathers got out and dressed themselves as quickly as they could. The Maoris now slowly retired towards the old fortifications on the neck of the peninsula...Captain Fisher discovered a bridge over the river...[and crossing it,] came full upon the retiring ambuscade party of the enemy...[who] had no way of escape; some hid themselves in the scrub...others attempted to swim the river, but were shot down...The enemy were chiefly of the Ngatimaniapoto tribe...the most awful yells and Maori imprecations were heard, mingled with discharges of muskets and the quick popping of revolvers. In ten minutes, the Rangers appeared on the parapet carrying up five Maori bodies, and two Maoris wounded...Night fell; the wounded and dead, six of the former and five of the latter, were carried into camp, with ten Maori corpses and three wounded; six more Maori bodies were left on the path and seven in the river...forty eight were killed or mortally wounded'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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**The Battle of Waiari: A Fierce Confrontation on New Zealand's Mangapiko River**
On February 11th, 1864, a skirmish erupted along the banks of the Mangapiko River in New Zealand as Maori warriors ambushed British soldiers bathing in its waters. The unexpected attack caught the soldiers off guard, prompting Captain Fisher to lead a swift response against the retreating enemy forces.
As tensions escalated into chaos, cries and imprecations filled the air alongside bursts of gunfire from muskets and revolvers. In mere minutes, Rangers returned with five Maori bodies and two wounded warriors in tow. Nightfall brought an end to hostilities, leaving behind a grim tally: six dead Maoris on land, seven more floating lifelessly in the river's currents.
This haunting photograph captures the intensity of that fateful day when British forces clashed with Ngatimaniapoto tribe members along New Zealand's rugged coastline. The brutal conflict claimed 48 lives or left them mortally wounded, a sobering reminder of the devastating consequences of war on both sides.
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