Story: New Zealand Wars

Rutland stockade, Whanganui

Rutland stockade, Whanganui

This drawing was made from a rough sketch drawn on 20 July 1847, when British troops moved down from the Rutland stockade, on top of the hill with the flag, and engaged upriver Māori led by Tōpine Te Mamaku at St John’s Wood. Both sides suffered casualties, but in the end Te Mamaku withdrew.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-292-069
Drawing by Thomas Bernard Collinson

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How to cite this page:

Danny Keenan, 'New Zealand Wars - Wellington and Whanganui Wars, 1846–1848', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/36907/rutland-stockade-whanganui (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Danny Keenan, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 29 Nov 2022