Battle of Mahoetahi

Battle of Mahoetahi
Part of the First Taranaki War and the New Zealand Wars
Map of the Battle of Mahoetahi in 1860
Date 6 November 1860 (1860-11-06) Location Mahoetahi, Taranaki, New Zealand 39°01′13″S 174°11′40″E / 39.0203°S 174.1945°E / -39.0203; 174.1945 Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire  United Kingdom New Zealand	Kingitanga Ngāti Hauā
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Pratt Thomas Mould	Te Wetini Taiporutu †
Strength
991 3 24-pounder howitzers	Approximately 150
Casualties and losses
4 killed 17 wounded	At least 52 killed or died of wounds Unknown wounded 3 captured

The Battle of Mahoetahi was fought as part of the First Taranaki War. In November 1860 a small force of around 150 Ngāti Hauā warriors travelled to Taranaki from the Waikato and challenged the British to battle at Mahoetahi, near New Plymouth. The British replied with a much larger force of British Army regulars and New Zealand colonial units and effectively encircled and defeated the Ngāti Hauā force.