Talk:Battle of Moremonui

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The claim "that up to a thousand warriors died" seems to me to be a large exaggeration.

Various accounts I have read mention 100-200 Ngapuhi dead and R D Crosby in "The Musket Wars", Reed 1999 refers to 147 Ngapuhi warriors dead in the battle. --pbrider (talk) 07:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

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