✨ Military Operations Report
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The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1863.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 5th June, 1863.
His Excellency the Governor directs it
to be notified that Lieutenant-General
Cameron, C.B., left the Town of New Ply-
mouth at 9 p.m. on the 3rd instant, accom-
panied by a Military Force, and arrived at
Tataraimaka at 4 a.m. yesterday morning
(the 4th instant). The Force under his
command at that point being made up of the
Head-Quarter Companies of the 57th and
70th Regiments, of a detachment of the 65th
Regiment, of three Armstrong Guns and the
greater part of Capt. Mercer's Battery, and of
a small Detachment of the Royal Engine ers
The Force being in all about 650 strong.
The attack commenced at 6 3/4 a.m. yester-
day morning. The force crossed the Katikara
river and attacked the enemy's position on
the left bank of that stream, which it carried,
totally routing the enemy who fled in con-
fusion, leaving twenty-two of his dead on one
part of the field.
The Lieut.-General states that Colonel
Warre, C.B., and the 57th regiment under
his command, availed themselves of an oppor-
tunity afforded them by carrying with the
greatest gallantry a redoubt of the enemy,
where the principal fighting took place.
The loss on our side was one private killed
and two mortally and two severely wounded
of the 57th regiment, and one private severely
wounded of the 70th regiment.
H.M.S. Eclipse, under the command of
Captain Mayne, R.N., sailed from New
Plymouth at 4 a.m. yesterday morning, and
arrived off the Katikara river at the hour
arranged with the Lieut.-General, so as to
co-operate most usefully with the military
Force from the commencement of the attack
by shelling the enemy's works.
The Lieut.-General and part of the Force
returned in H.M.S. Eclipse to New Plymouth
the same morning reaching that place at 1
p.m. The remainder of the Force marched
back to town.
By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.
Printed and Published by W. C. WILSON, for the New Zealand Government at the Printing Office,
Shortland Crescent.
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NZ Gazette 1863, No 21
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🛡️ Report on Military Movements and Engagement at Katikara River
🛡️ Defence & Military5 June 1863
Military operations, Lieutenant-General Cameron, Katikara river, New Plymouth, 57th Regiment, Royal Engineers, H.M.S. Eclipse
- Lieutenant-General Cameron, C.B.
- Colonel Warre, C.B.
- Capt. Mercer
- Captain Mayne, R.N.
- ALFRED DOMETT