Old Fort (Q13035665)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)


The Old Fort is a fort built in Durban, South Africa by Captain Thomas Charlton Smith's troops in 1842 as part of a visibility campaign by the British Empire to prevent Boers from establishing a republic in Natal. The facility was equipped with an arsenal and barracks in 1858, and troops were stationed there until the end of the century.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Old Fort is 'n fort in Durban wat in 1842 deur kaptein Thomas Smith se troepe opgerig is as deel van 'n sigbaarheidsveldtog deur die Britte wat wou keer dat die Nederlandse boere 'n republiek in Natal stig. Die fasiliteite is in 1858 uitgebrei om 'n arsenaal en 'n barakke in te sluit, en troepe het die fort beset tot en met die einde van daardie eeu.

Wikidata location: -29.8508, 31.0261 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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fort (Q1785071) historic=fort
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Forts in South Africa castle_type=fortress, historic=fort