Defence of Pukekohe East 1863とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Defence of Pukekohe East was an action during the Invasion of the Waikato, part of the New Zealand Wars. On September 13 and September 14, 1863, 11 settlers and 6 militia men inside a half completed stockade around the Pukekohe East church held off a Māori Taua or war party of approximately 200 men from Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Pou iwi, until they were relieved by detachments of the 18th, 65th and 70th Regiments. In a series of actions around the stockade the Taua sustained 20% casualties and retreated.