New Plymouth under siege, 1860

New Plymouth under siege, 1860

By early 1860 New Plymouth had become an armed camp. Many settlers from the surrounding district moved into town for protection. Soon diseases such as scarlet fever posed a greater threat than warfare. By the time a truce was signed in March 1861, about 120 inhabitants of New Plymouth had died of disease.

The painting is by Edwin Harris.

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