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:::He is covered substantially in reliable independent sources. Documents documents he wrote and photographs of him are in museum collections and he received variois medals and honors in commemoration of his service. He is particularly notable as a militia commander in historic attacks on Maori. [[User:FloridaArmy|FloridaArmy]] ([[User talk:FloridaArmy|talk]]) 12:45, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

'''Charles Stapp''' (1825 - August 6, 1900) was a British military officer from Ireland who served in various conflicts including in [[New Zealand]] where he was also a militia commander in various conflicts with Maori resisting colonization.<ref name="esc">https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18910428.2.16</ref> The [[Museum of New Zealand]] has archival photos of him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/36456|title=Loading... &#124; Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz}}</ref> He was appointed Lieutenant and Adjutant of the [[New Plymouth]] Militia and [[Taranaki]] Rifle Volunteers after retiring from military service in 1858. He was in the [[Battle of Waireka]], [[Huirangi]], [[Kaihihi]], [[Kaitake]] and rose in the ranks serving as second-in-command at [[Opotiki]] in 1865.<ref name=colonel/> Stapp received various medals<ref name=medal/> and was honoredfor his service. 

Early in his military career, he helped suppress the [[Chartism|Chartist]] riots.<ref name="esc"/> In 1843 he escorted convicts [[down under]] to [[Tasmania]] and then between areas in Australia. Stapp served in the British Army in New Zealand from 1845 until 1856.<ref name=medal>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/111118208/taranaki-mans-historic-war-medals-go-under-auctioneers-hammer|title=Taranaki man's historic war medals go under auctioneer's hammer|website=Stuff}}</ref> He fought in [[Heki's War]] in the [[Bay of Islands]]. He also served in the [[Crimean War]] and was Superintendent of Hospitals before returning to New Zealand in 1857.<ref name=esc/>

He commanded the [[Taranaki]] Military District in New Zealand for 22 years.<ref>http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/documents/0000/0000/0893/Foxglove.pdf</ref> He recruited more than 800 volunteers in 1879.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OItjCgAAQBAJ&pg=PP35&lpg=PP35&dq=charles+stapp+taranaki&source=bl&ots=qQSuIN_Ap7&sig=ACfU3U3nlVQV0GslYocp4XCWX7PmLTpV1g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYiM_95onoAhUoIDQIHfcwCeY4ChDoATASegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=charles+stapp+taranaki&f=false|title=The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie: Murder, Politics and Revenge in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand|first=David Murray|last=Hastings|date=September 28, 2015|publisher=Auckland University Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> He was a leader of raids on peaceful Maori protesters trying to uphold their land rights. Many were arrested and imprisoned without trials and had their farms destroyed (these events came after the [[First Taranaki War]] and [[Second Taranaki War]]). He retired as a Colonel.<ref name=colonel>{{Cite web|url=https://collection.pukeariki.com/persons/2251|title=Charles Stapp|website=Puke Ariki Museum Libraries Tourist Information Taranaki New Zealand}}</ref>

He married Emma Milner in 1859.<ref>Newport Rising</ref> They had one daughter.

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