Invastion of the Waikato

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Across
  1. 1. The impossible demands Grey issued before the war
  2. 4. The Māori King Movement that united iwi and worried the settlers
  3. 6. What happened to more than a million acres of Māori land
  4. 8. The waka (canoe) whose people regard the river as a life force
  5. 9. The Lieutenant General brought in for his military experience
  6. 11. The colonial governor who prepared for and launched the invasion
  7. 12. What Māori were ordered to swear to the Queen
  8. 14. The river and region at the centre of this 1863 to 1864 conflict
  9. 15. The word describing the river as a treasure
  10. 16. The commander whose refusal to surrender became iconic
  11. 17. The first anointed Māori King (second part of his name)
  12. 19. The November 1863 battle at a long pā with deep trenches
  13. 20. The site of the final stand where the defenders refused to surrender
Down
  1. 2. Deep defensive ditches that made the Rangiriri pā so hard to take
  2. 3. The strong defensive line the troops chose to bypass
  3. 5. The group who resented not being able to buy valuable Māori land
  4. 7. Steam-powered vessels that gave the British terrifying firepower
  5. 10. The stream troops crossed to break the line and start the invasion
  6. 13. What Rangiaowhia was called, showing its importance as a food source
  7. 18. The farming township attacked despite being thought a safe haven