Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
CPT/NAMM/0081
Inventory Number
2931CC713
Site Name
Old Fort (siege of the British camp 1842)
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 15:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 15:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The garden is in good conditionPurpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Siyethemba Dlungwana
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The memorial was named after the camp in which the British were besieged by the Boers in 1842, which they then occupied until 1897.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1842
Inscriptions
The memorial commemorate the camp in which a small British force under captain T. Charlton Smith of the 27th regime (Royal in killing fusilier) was beleaguered by the migrant Boers under commandant Andriers Pretorius in 1842 to secure for the Garrison Dick King rode 600mls to Grahams Town. From 1842 to 1897 it was occupied by various regiments and detachments of the British Army
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.851566, 31.025415
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Located in the Company Gardens in Cape Town CBD.
Access details
Accessible upon request only
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:29.
Administration Description
duplicate of https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/924070028
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