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His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that Lieut.-General
Cameron, C.B., left the town of New Plymouth, at 9 p.m. on the 3rd
instant, accompanied by a military force, and arrived at Tataraimaka at 4 a.m., this
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 Regts., of a detachment
of the 65th regt., of three Armstrong guns and the greater part of the men of
Captain Mercer’s battery, and a small detachment of the Royal Engineers. The
force being in all about 650 strong.
The attack commenced at 6¼ a.m. this morning. The force crossed the Kati-
kara river and attacked the enemy’s position on the left bank of that stream, which
it carried, totally routing the enemy who fled in confusion, leaving twenty-two of
his dead on one part of the field.
The Lieut.-General states that Colonel Warre, C.B., and the 57th Regt. under
his command availed themselves of an opportunity afforded them by carrying, with
the greatest gallantry, a redoubt of the enemy’s where the principal fighting took
place.
The loss on our side was 1 private killed, and 2 mortally and 2 severely wounded
of the 57th Regt.—and 1 private severely wounded of the 70th Regt.
H.M.S. Eclipse under the command of Captain Mayne, R.N., sailed from
New Plymouth at 3½ a.m. this 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 marching back to Town.
Taranaki, June 4th, 1863.
Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1863, No 12
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🛡️ Report on Military Action at Tataraimaka
🛡️ Defence & Military4 June 1863
Military action, Tataraimaka, Taranaki, 57th Regiment, 70th Regiment, 65th Regiment, Royal Engineers, H.M.S. Eclipse
- Lieut.-General Cameron (C.B.), Commanded military force at Tataraimaka
- Colonel Warre (C.B.), Commanded 57th Regiment
- Captain Mercer, Commanded battery
- Captain Mayne (R.N.), Commanded H.M.S. Eclipse