battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Puketutu

Name: Battle of Puketutu
Start: 1845-05-08
Location: Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Battle of Puketutu was a battle fought on 8 May 1845 at Bay of Islands, in what is now New Zealand. It was part of the Flagstaff War, which ran from 1845 to 1846. The recorded result: Māori victory.

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Fought8 May 1845

WhereBay of Islands, New Zealand35.339S, 173.817E

OutcomeMāori victory

BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Colony of New ZealandagainstMāori

Casualties and losses13 killed; 30–40 woundedand30 killed; 50 wounded

Part ofFlagstaff War1845 to 1846

Where it sits in the Flagstaff War

4 placed engagements of the Flagstaff War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	8 May 1845
Place	Bay of Islands, New Zealand 35.339S, 173.817E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	British Army; 320 soldiers; 40 militia; Royal Navy; 87 sailors & marines; Allied Māori; 300 warriors (Nene's war party)	Māori; 200 warriors (Heke's war party); 140 warriors (Kawiti's war party)
Casualties and losses	13 killed; 30–40 wounded	30 killed; 50 wounded
Commanders	William Hulme (soldier) Tāmati Wāka Nene	Hōne Heke Te Ruki Kawiti

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Ohaeawai 1845, 5.4 km SE
Battle of Kororareka 1845, 29 km E
Battle of Ruapekapeka date unknown, 32 km SE
Moremonui 1807, 63 km S
Battle of Hingakaka 1791, 322 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Kororareka 11 March 1845
After: Battle of Ohaeawai July 1845
All 4 engagements of Flagstaff War

Elsewhere in 1845

Battle of Puketutu is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day New Zealand.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116413774, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Puketutu, revision 1371315590, 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.