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verification. (June 2019) |
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.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (June 2019) |
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.