Waikato Troopers | by Richard Stowers

Description

“Waikato Troopers” records the history of cavalry and mounted rifles in the Waikato from 1850 through to the present day. The history inclues: the Waikato War of 1863-64; the Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Hamilton Cavalry Volunteers; Waikato Troopers in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and the First World War 1914-18, including the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns; The build up to and the Second World War 1939-45, including a history of the Divisional Cavalry during the Second World War; Post-war history and recent peace-keeping roles. The book covers extensively both war and peacetime activites of the Waikato Mounted Rifles, the longest-serving military unit in New Zealand. The Waikato Mounted Rifles Unit is still in existence today and is only Army unit based in the Waikato.

Pages: 320

Published: 2008