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General Chute's forces at Te Pūtahi pā
Encampment of Chute's forces near Putahi pa, on the Whenuakura River, by Gustavus von Tempsky.
Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky
Mini-documentary about Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky
Death of Von Tempsky painting
Kennett Watkins' romanticised painting of the death of Gustavus von Tempsky during a battle against Tītokowaru at Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu, 1868.
Von Tempsky killed at Te Ngutu-o-te-manu
Gustavus von Tempsky was killed during an assault on Tītokowaru's south Taranaki pā. His paintings and accounts of the New Zealand Wars had made the Prussian soldier of fortune a folk hero for many European settlers.
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