Fort White, Eastern Cape
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Fort White | |
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Eastern Cape Near King William's Town in South Africa | |
Coordinates | 32°50′08″S 27°07′08″E / 32.835496°S 27.118932°E |
Type | Fort |
Fort White was established in 1835 as a base for the British army during the Xhosa Wars. It is the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near King William's Town. It was named after Major TC White, Assistant Quarter-Master General of the Burgher Force and military land-surveyor and topographer, who was killed near the Mbashe River.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Coetzee 1995, pp. 201–207, 438, 508–510, 642.
- Coetzee, Colin G. (1995). Forts of the Eastern Cape: Securing a Frontier, 1799-1878. Grahamstown: Colin G Coetzee. ISBN 978-0-620-18675-9.
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32°50′08″S 27°07′08″E / 32.835496°S 27.118932°E
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