Military History | New Zealand Wars
Wargaming the Battle for Ruapekapeka Pa

Posted 21 Feb 2001

The Battle for Ruapekapeka Pa (‘The Bat’s Nest’) was the last engagement of Hone Heki's War.

DBA Example

When I started my New Zealand Wars project in the 1990s I was intending to use my DBA New Zealand Wars variant. At a Ratio of approximately 50 men or 1-3 guns to an element to an element the two armies would be:

DBA Orders of Battle

  • European wargames army
    • 9 Regulars (58th)
    • 3 (Elite) Regular (Flank companies of 99th)
    • 5 (Elite) Regulars (Naval Brigade)
    • 1 Settler (Volunteer Pioneers)
    • 4 Artillery (with Naval Brigade crew)
    • 6 Maori
  • Maori wargames army
    • 8-9 Maori
    • 1 Artillery