New Zealand
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Alexandra Redoubt

Alexandra Redoubt is a fortification of the New Zealand Wars, located at , New Zealand. Overlooking the Waikato River, it was built to protect the British supply routes during the Invasion of the Waikato.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: military redoubt near Pirongia, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Alexandra Redoubt, Tuakau” and “Armed Constabulary Redoubt”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pirongia and Te Rore.

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is a little village about 30 minutes drive south of , in southern , in the of . It is located at the base of Mount . There is a little info centre in town that will give you hiking info and where to go.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was in the 1850s an important transhipment point on 's , between the of the basin and its market. is situated 6 km north of Alexandra Redoubt.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the Waikato region of 's . It is located 10 km northwest of . It is close to the site of one of the most strongly fortified pā built during the New Zealand wars of the late 19th century. is situated 6 km northeast of Alexandra Redoubt.

Alexandra Redoubt

Latitude
-37.99416° or 37° 59′ 39″ south
Longitude
175.19793° or 175° 11′ 53″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Named after
Alexandra of Denmark
Open location code
4VJQ254X+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 426699728
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6240765
Wiki­data ID
Q94067461
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