New,Zealand,Wars
The,New,Zealand,Wars,were,a,series,of,armed,conflicts,that,took,place,in,New,Zealand,from,1845,to,1872,between,the,New,Zealand,government,and,indigenous,Māori,Up,until,the,1960s,Europeans,referred,to,them,as,the,Māori,wars,2,and,historian,James,Belich,was,one,of,the,first,to,refer,to,them,as,the,"New,Zealand,wars",in,his,1987,book,The,New,Zealand,wars,and,the,Victorian,interpretation,of,racial,conflict3
Though,the,wars,were,initially,localised,conflicts,triggered,by,tensions,over,disputed,land,purchases,,they,escalated,dramatically,from,1860,as,the,government,became,convinced,it,was,facing,a,united,Māori,resistance,to,further,land,sales,and,a,refusal,to,acknowledge,Crown,sovereignty,The,colonial,government,summoned,thousands,of,British,troops,to,mount,major,campaigns,to,overpower,the,Māori,King,Movement,and,also,acquire,farming,and,residential,land,for,British,settlers45,Later,campaigns,were,aimed,at,quashing,the,so-called,Hauhau,movement,,an,extremist,part,of,the,Pai,Marire,religion,,which,was,strongly,opposed,to,the,alienation,of,Māori,land,and,eager,to,strengthen,Māori,idenew,zealand,wars,in,the,1860s,,new,zealand,wars,wiki,,new,zealand,wars,,new,zealand,warships,New,Zealand,Wars
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