Talk:Fencibles

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The Fencibles was also the name given to retiring British soldiers who were given parcels of land in New Zealand in the 1840s, where they could be called up if Maori threatened to attack the new city of Auckland. 219.89.34.56 (talk) 18:52, 10 January 2008 (UTC)