The Musket Wars

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Across
  1. 3. People forced to flee their homes (8)
  2. 5. Island invaded by Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama (7)
  3. 8. European-introduced weapon central to these wars (6)
  4. 11. War party (4)
  5. 13. Year range these wars mainly occurred (4,4)
  6. 15. Māori cultural system governing behaviour and conflict (6)
  7. 16. Competition to gain more weapons (4,4)
  8. 17. Defensive structures strengthened against gunfire (10)
  9. 21. Status or prestige gained through victory (4)
  10. 23. South Island iwi attacked by Ngāti Toa (4,4)
  11. 24. Northern iwi that first gained advantage with guns (7)
  12. 25. British missionary who worked with Hongi Hika (7)
  13. 26. Fortified village adapted to resist muskets (2)
Down
  1. 1. Battle where Ngāpuhi were defeated despite muskets (9)
  2. 2. Main reason tribes sought muskets after initial attacks (11)
  3. 4. Crop that helped sustain large war parties (8)
  4. 6. City where Hongi traded gifts for muskets (6)
  5. 7. Goods traded with Europeans for muskets (4)
  6. 8. Weapons that transformed Māori warfare (8)
  7. 9. Traditional short weapon used before muskets (4)
  8. 10. Alternative peaceful method to resolve conflict (9)
  9. 12. Internal Ngāi Tahu conflict on Banks Peninsula (3,7)
  10. 14. Leader of Ngāti Toa (2,10)
  11. 18. Place where Hongi met King George IV (7)
  12. 19. Ngāpuhi leader who drove early campaigns (5,4)
  13. 20. People captured and forced to work (6)
  14. 22. Concept of revenge or balance in Māori culture (3)