Hongi Hika travels to England
- When
- 1820
- Where
- Bay of Islands · Pēwhairangi
- Reach
- Local
The Ngāpuhi leader met King George IV in London, then converted the gifts he received into muskets on the return journey through Sydney.
Hongi Hika sailed with the missionary Thomas Kendall, helping compile the first grammar and dictionary of te reo Māori at Cambridge. He was received as a visiting chief and given a quantity of presents, most of which he traded in Sydney for firearms. The campaigns he launched on his return, into the Hauraki and Waikato, were the most devastating phase of the Musket Wars.
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