Personal details
Full Name:
- George Stoddart Whitmore
Lifetime:
- 30 May 1829–16 Mar 1903
Biography
George Whitmore
From 1866 George Whitmore became substantively involved in the New Zealand wars, leading the colonial forces in no fewer than seven distinct campaigns against an incursive Hauhau force, Te Kooti and Titokowaru’s forces.
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6 May 1869Colonial troops invade the UreweraThe invasion of the Urewera was intended to punish Tūhoe for supporting Te Kooti Rikirangi, whose ‘rebel’ force it had sheltered after its defeat at Ngatapa, inland from Poverty Bay, in January. Read more...
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Main image: Major General Sir George Whitmore
Major-General George Whitmore, 1860s.