Stuart Newall (9 May 1843 – 3 August 1919) was a
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
soldier and military leader. He was a key player in the
Dog Tax War
The Dog Tax war was a confrontation in 1898 between the Crown and a group of Northern Māori, led by Hone Riiwi Toia, opposed to the enforcement of a 'dog tax'. It has been described by some authors as the last gasp of the 19th-century wars betwe ...
.
See also
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List of New Zealand units in the Second Boer War
New Zealand contributed ten contingents of mounted rifles towards the British Crown's efforts in the Second Boer War (also known as the South Africa War). The British Government accepted the offer by Richard Seddonthe Premier of New Zealandfor tro ...
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1843 births
1919 deaths
New Zealand gold prospectors
People of the New Zealand Wars
People from Dumfries
New Zealand military personnel
Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
New Zealand Army officers
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