duncan cameron

Personal details

Full Name:

Duncan Alexander Cameron

Lifetime:

19 Dec 1808–8 Jun 1888

Biography

Duncan Cameron

The historian James Belich believed Cameron was not only the best European commander to serve in New Zealand but ‘among the best of Victorian generals’.

Events In History

21 July 1865

Capture of Weraroa pā

Governor George Grey led a small force that captured a Pai Mārire (Hauhau) pā at Weraroa, near Waitōtara. The pā had long lost its strategic significance, and its small garrison had seemed willing to surrender. Read more...
24 January 1865

British troops invade south Taranaki

Lieutenant-General Duncan Cameron set out on what was to prove to be his final campaign in New Zealand with more than a thousand troops under his command. Read more...
29 April 1864

Assault on Gate Pā

The British attacked the Ngāi Te Rangi stronghold of Pukehinahina (Gate Pā), defended by just 230 Māori fighters, after a heavy artillery bombardment. Read more...
21 November 1863

British capture Rangiriri

More British soldiers and sailors were killed at ‘Bloody Rangiriri’ than in any other battle of the New Zealand Wars, but their eventual hard-fought victory opened the Waikato basin to the advancing imperial forces. Read more...