
created Awaiting the Order to Advance (1864)
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Photo: Tauranga City Libraries (enhanced by John Osborne, in 2014).
Taken at sunrise on 29 April 1864, the morning of the attack on Gate Pā. General Sir Duncan Cameron (centre right, hands in pockets, leaning against the wheel of a 24 pounder smooth bored howitzer) surrounded by British regulars, local militia and Volunteers.
Sitting atop the guns:
Standing:
Sitting:
Lying: Small dog.
(names from left to right)
City: | Tauranga, New Zealand |
Year: | 1864 |