A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827
by
Augustus Earle
Part 4 out of 4
balls before he was killed. The one which killed him went through his
throat. As soon as he fell all his followers fled, leaving about nine of
their companions dead on the field, amongst whom was Oro, the chief who
commenced our Whangaroa robbing. This ended the contest. Patuone and Nene
immediately took up the body of the fallen chief and made great
lamentation over him, and have since placed his body between the bodies
of their own relations as a mark of respect."
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