Homework wk5 - Battle of Gate Pa

Heni Karamu - Battle of Gate Pa

· The whites have taken our land, now they want to take away our history
· The Battle of Gate Pa - 1864
· Woman weren't allowed to take part in battle but Heni Karamu was the only one
· Whilst the early morning prayer was taking place the first bombs started to hit and lasted all day
· She was the first woman warrior to take up arms against the enemy
· It started raining so the bombs didn't explode they just sunk into the mud
· Thinking they were all dead the whites stormed the Pa
· Heni and warriors hid and surprise attacked the soldiers
· Heni remembered a pledge that if the enemy asked for mercy they gave it and Heni did just that
· She took water to the wounded soldiers and Colonel Booth said "God bless you."
· This is how she became the "Angel of Gate Pa"
· An artist painted the picture depicting her as a man
· She later married Denis Foley and became known as Jane Foley