Following its defeat at Rangiriri the Kīngitanga force fell back to a third defensive line centred on Pāterangi, between Te Awamutu and the Waipā River. Unable to be outflanked along the river, Pāterangi consisted of 2 km of trenches with critical junctions supported by redoubts.
At its peak 2000 men from a dozen iwi were present at Pāterangi, the largest Māori mobilisation of the war. General Cameron had no intention of attacking this line. On 20 February 1864 a British force of 1200 men bypassed Pāterangi without alerting the lookouts. Next morning they attacked the agricultural centre of the district, Rangiaowhia.
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