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New Zealand Wars (Maori Wars)

1845 CE – 1872 CE

A series of conflicts between the British colonial government and various Maori tribes over land and sovereignty.

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New Zealand Wars (Maori Wars)

1845 CE – 1872 CE

A series of conflicts between the British colonial government and various Maori tribes over land and sovereignty. The Maori proved innovative fighters, building sophisticated trench-and-bunker pā fortifications that anticipated WWI trench warfare by half a century.

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