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Old 04-29-18, 10:46 AM   #2326
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1864 Battle of Gate Pa (Pukehinahina): 1,700 British troops suffer their worst defeat of the New Zealand Wars at the hands of 230 entrenched Maori warriors in Tauranga.
KIND OF A TREND IN THEM-THAR DAYS; THE PRESUMPTION OF 'SUPERIOR' MODERN ARMED WHITE PEOPLE OVER 'INFERIOR' LITTLE BROWN PEOPLE IN THE QUEST FOR EMPIRE.... LITTLE BIG HORN 1876> 1879-ISANDLWANA>
AND 1896-ADOWA>
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