Ōrākau, Battle of, N.Z., 1864

Submit term as Library of Congress Geographic Name Authority file Confirmed - Library of Congress Geographic Name Authority file exists New Zealand History online WWW site, viewed on Mar. 26, 2014: The Battle of Ōrākau - war in Waikato page (The Battle of Ōrākau; 'Rewi's last stand' at Ōrākau between 31 March and 2 April 1864 was immortalised in Rudall Hayward's 1925 silent film of that name; Chris Pugsley estimates that at least 160 of the pā's occupants were killed; James Belich argues that the British victory at Ōrākau was also their 'cruellest disappointment of the entire war'; The King Movement still existed as an independent entity; Chris Pugsley, on the other hand, sees Ōrākau as the 'decisive victory that Cameron had sought')