IMAGE
Overend, William Heysman, 1851-1898 :The Naval brigade in New Zealand ... April 1864 ... Gate Pah. [London] The Navy and Army illustrated, June 25th, 1897.
- Date
- 1864 - 1897
- By
- Overend, William Heysman, 1851-1898; Hudson & Kearns (Firm)
- Reference
- A-443-007
- Description
Shows a battle scene at Gate Pa, April 1864. The scene shows a number of the Naval brigade, some carrying swords and some with rifles. A wounded man is in the foreground. An officer is seen attacking a Maori through the pa pallisade, which appears partly on fire.
The battle was fought between Maori and members of the 43rd and 68th Regiments, led by General Cameron, with the assistance of the Naval brigade.
The uniform worn by the Naval brigade appears as long, loose, light-coloured trousers and wide-collared, long-sleeved (seen rolled up) shirts, with neckerchiefs and wide-brimmed hats. This may not be consistent with the actual uniform worn, given that the print was published in 1897, 33 years after the battle.
A Naval Brigade of 429 officers and men from a flotilla of Australia Squadron ships including HMS Curacoa, Esk, Falcon, Harrier and Miranda had also been assembled under Commodore Sir William Wiseman. (Source: Samuel Mitchell V.C., 1841-1894, http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~Sxmitch/Index.html)
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - W. H. Overend. Also bottom right, Hudson & Kearns.
Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).
Physical Description: Photolithograph, 225 x 360 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), Works of art, Photolithographs, Photolithograph, 225 x 360 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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