THE LANDING OP THE BRITISH FOR THE. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON HONE HEKE AT OHEWAI. On Juue 16, 1845, an ixpedition under the command of Colonel Despard, 99th Rjginicnt, landed at Oneroa to attack Hone Heke, who had occupied a stronghold at Ohewai, 19 miles inland from the Pu- of Islands. The force consisted of 270 men of the 58th Regdmpni, .18.0 rowfc Qf.the 29th Regiment, 70 men oi the %fn ttegiment, 30 men ol H.M.S. Hazard, a/nd 80 volunteers from among the Auckland settlers
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Otago Witness, Issue 2649, 21 December 1904, Page 24 (Supplement)
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84THE LANDING OP THE BRITISH FOR THE. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON HONE HEKE AT OHEWAI. On Juue 16, 1845, an ixpedition under the command of Colonel Despard, 99th Rjginicnt, landed at Oneroa to attack Hone Heke, who had occupied a stronghold at Ohewai, 19 miles inland from the Pu- of Islands. The force consisted of 270 men of the 58th Regdmpni, .18.0 rowfc Qf.the 29th Regiment, 70 men oi the %fn ttegiment, 30 men ol H.M.S. Hazard, a/nd 80 volunteers from among the Auckland settlers Otago Witness, Issue 2649, 21 December 1904, Page 24 (Supplement)
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