The 99th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824. It amalgamated with the 62nd Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Edinburgh's in 1881.
General Sir Colin Campbell, colonel of the regiment in the 1830s, by William Salter
A memorial erected by the 99th Regiment of Foot at Anglesea Barracks, Hobart to commemorate the soldiers of the regiment killed during the New Zealand Wars. This is the only monument built by British soldiers in Australia to commemorate their casualties.
New Zealand Wars
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The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side, and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other.
Memorial in the Auckland War Memorial Museum for all who died in the New Zealand Wars. "Kia mate toa" means to "die bravely", and is the motto of the Otago and Southland Regiment of the New Zealand Army. The flags are the Union Jack and the flag of the Māori defenders of Gate Pā.
Hōne Heke cuts down the flagstaff on Flagstaff Hill at Kororāreka.
Governor (and later Premier) Sir George Grey in the 1860s.
The gunboat Pioneer at Meremere during the Invasion of the Waikato.