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Extracts from a Diary Kept by the Rev. R. Burrows during Heke's War in the North, in 1845

An eye-witness account of the so-called Flagstaff War, fought between Maori warriors, led by Hone Heke, and British troops between March 1845 and January 1846 in and around the Bay of Islands. Ostensibly triggered by the cutting down of the flagstaff above Kororareka (now Russell), Heke's attack on the town was a consequence of festering grievances following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and annexation of New Zealand by the British Crown in 1840. The Reverend Robert Burrows had charge of the mission station and school at Waimate, inland from the Bay of Islands. His day-by-day account paints a vivid picture of the conflict, in which his chosen role was to mediate between the two sides. - Summary by Phil Benson

Year of Publication: 1886Genres: War & Military , Memoirs

Running Time: 03 hours 26 minutes 34 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface and Introduction Phil Benson	22:59
2	3-26 March 1845 Phil Benson	29:31
3	27 March - 3 May 1845 Phil Benson	30:23
4	4-22 May 1845 Phil Benson	25:13
5	23 May - 30 June 1845 Phil Benson	28:09
6	1-14 July 1845 Phil Benson	24:13
7	15-22 July 1845 Phil Benson	12:19
8	1 November 1845 - 4 January 1846 Phil Benson	23:37
9	Conclusion and Reflections Phil Benson	10:10