Battle of Ohaeawai: Birth of Modern Day Trench WARFARE.

After the battle, models were made of the design of the pā, with one being sent to Britain where it sat forgotten in a museum. Other Māori tribes of New Zealand became aware of the techniques used in the design of the Ohaeawai Pā in order to blunt the effectiveness of cannon and musket fire and to create firing trenches located within the inner palisade and communication trenches linking to ruas-shelters dug into the ground and covered with earth. The design of the Ohaeawai Pā, and the pā subsequently built by Kawiti at Ruapekapeka, became the basis of what is now called the gunfighter pā.[ Model of Ohaeawai Pa (made by Lt Col. Wynyard).1851
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[@bigglesharrumpher4139]

Actually, they didn't sit forgotten in a museum. They went to Sandhurst. Where Officers learned how to construct trenches and bunkers for WW1. Thanks to the NZ Maori Warriors.

[@gavinmvagusta7769]

Kawiti was a military genius and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves in modern New Zealand culture. Kawiti and Hone Heke (the great friend and protector of my early Missionary family) WON the northern war. The British could not defeat them. I have unwritten oral history stories of those times including the war in the north handed down to me. Down the Pakeha Bedggood family line.

[@danuttydrednz7501]

I'm a living descendant of kawiti and we will always remember his feats❤️

[@dixonbeejay]

​@@danuttydrednz7501im a living descendant of Te Waru Tamatea

[@igot1subs901]

Where do you even get this stuff? Thanks for it anyways

[@tanakomene6678]

From the NZ wars documentary

[@cosmicbrah8669]

Where did they get thier guns?

[@AWGZM]

The British, the would trade with each other.

[@roczy9567]

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