Military history of New Zealand

Military,history,of,New,Zealand
The,military,history,of,New,Zealand,is,an,aspect,of,the,history,of,New,Zealand,that,spans,several,hundred,years,When,first,settled,by,Māori,almost,a,millennium,ago,,there,was,much,land,and,resources,,but,war,began,to,break,out,as,the,countrys,carrying,capacity,was,approached,Initially,being,fought,with,close,range,weapons,of,wood,and,stone,,this,continued,on,and,off,until,Europeans,arrived,,bringing,with,them,new,weapons,such,as,muskets,Colonisation,by,Britain,led,to,the,New,Zealand,land,wars,in,the,19th,century,in,which,settler,and,imperial,troops,and,their,Māori,allies,fought,against,other,Māori,and,a,handful,of,Pākehā,In,the,first,half,of,the,20th,century,,New,Zealanders,of,all,races,fought,alongside,Britain,in,the,Boer,War,and,both,World,Wars,In,the,second,half,of,the,century,and,into,this,century,the,New,Zealand,Defence,Force,has,provided,token,assistance,to,the,United,States,in,several,conflicts,New,Zealand,has,also,contributed,troops,extensively,to,multilateral,peacekeeping,operations
Contents
1,Māori,tribal,warfare,before,1806
2,Musket,Wars,1806–1845
3,New,Zealand,wars
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