Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Te Ruki Kawiti

Māori rangatira (chief), 1770 to 1854

Te Ruki Kawiti is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1845: 4 battles, all in present-day New Zealand. Taken in date order, the sites lie 34 km apart end to end, 17 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Flagstaff War (4).

Battle of KororarekaBattle of PuketutuBattle of OhaeawaiBattle of RuapekapekaBattle of KororarekaBattle of PuketutuBattle of RuapekapekaWhangareiNorth ShoreKerikeriKaitaia200 km35.356S, 173.981E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Kororareka, 1845Battle of Puketutu, 1845Battle of Ohaeawai, 184518451845
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
11 March 1845Battle of KororarekaRussell, New ZealandMāori victory
8 May 1845Battle of PuketutuBay of Islands, New Zealand29 km WMāori victory
July 1845Battle of OhaeawaiNgawha Springs, New Zealand5 km SEInconclusive
date unknownBattle of RuapekapekaRuapekapeka, New Zealand

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.