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    The Pretoria Forts consists of four forts built by the government of the South African Republic (ZAR) just before the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer...
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    conflict was ended in Pretoria with the signing of the Peace of Vereeniging on 31 May 1902 at Melrose House. The Pretoria Forts were built for the defence...
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    Fort Klapperkop and the South African Air Force memorial is at AFB Swartkop. There are a large number of museums, many of them in Pretoria. Pretoria Forts...
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    the Transvaal) in 1897. The guns were emplaced in four forts around the country's capital, Pretoria. The Long Tom gun consisted of a barrel and a separate...
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    White Fortifications of the Cape Peninsula Letterklip Lichtenstein Castle Pretoria Forts Johannesburg Fort Queen's Fort Elandsfontein Fort Ohrigstad Fort...
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    Forts, however none such resistance came, and by 4 June, all fighting and skirmishing ceased. On 5 June, the Coldstream Guards marched into Pretoria unopposed...
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    castles in Africa History of South Africa List of castles List of forts "Definition of fort | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022...
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    Fort Frederick in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, was built in 1799 in order to stop the French from conquering the Cape Colony during the Napoleonic wars...
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    List of castles in Africa History of South Africa List of castles List of forts Second Boer War List of heritage sites in Northern Cape "SAHRA - Home Page"...
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    Castle of Good Hope (category Forts in South Africa)
    bastion fort built in the 17th century in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation the fort is...
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    for use against the forts around Pretoria. They were sent to South Africa for use in the Second Boer War against the Pretoria forts but were not needed...
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  • Voortrekker Fort/Ohrigstad Fort was constructed before 1847 to act as a refuge for local Voortrekker families due to the constant attacks of local Bantu...
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  • The Voortrekker Fort situated on the farm, Elandsfontein, was constructed by the Voortrekkers under Commandant General A.M. Potgieter in 1842. A commemorative...
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    protect their new settlement Merensky had Fort Wilhelm built above the church and village and two further forts that protected the Moutse area were built...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of Pretoria, in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa. 200 000 ya artefacts...
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    (Ronde Geluk Guesthouse), Arcadia, Pretoria". Retrieved 3 July 2016. "TUDelft: Tudor Chambers. Church Square, CBD, Pretoria". Retrieved 3 July 2016. "Institutional...
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    Scientology, which purchased buildings in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Pretoria around the same time. The Castle Kyalami is the Church of Scientology's...
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    the forts could do was prepare for a siege and wait to be relieved. By 6 January 1881, Boers had begun to besiege Lydenburg. The other five forts, with...
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    List of castles in Africa History of South Africa List of castles List of forts Tomlinson, Richard. "Britain's Last Castles – Masonry Blockhouses of the...
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  • Opvoedkundige Uitgewery Ltd, Cape Town. 1971. p. 646. ISBN 0625003209. "Grahamstown forts posts and signal stations". www.a1kynaston.co.za. Archived from the original...
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  • Willem Ratte led the paramilitary "Pretoria Boere Commando" to occupy Pretoria's Fort Schanskop, an old German designed Fort completed in 1897, to mark the...
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  • Fort Armstrong was constructed in 1836 to act as an important military outpost of the British during the Cape Frontier Wars. It has been under attack multiple...
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  • just Pretoria Catholic Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the Bosman street of the town of Pretoria, in...
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  • Fortifications of the Cape Peninsula (category Forts in South Africa)
    Cape Peninsula 1647–1829. Sleigh, D. (1996) Forts of the Liesbeek Frontier. Chavonnes Battery Museum Fort de Goede Hoop Fortress Study Group: The Cape...
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    Town University of Fort Hare University of the Free State University of KwaZulu-Natal North-West University University of Pretoria Rhodes University Stellenbosch...
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  • Willie Seriti (category People from Pretoria)
    He was formerly an attorney in his hometown of Pretoria. Seriti was born on 21 July 1949 in Pretoria, where he attended primary school. He matriculated...
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    1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503. "Main Place Ohrigstad". Census 2011. Nieuwoudt...
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    thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503. "Main Place Fort Beaufort". Census 2011. Dayimani, Malibongwe. "Fort Beaufort was just renamed...
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    several forts south of Pretoria, but the artillery had been removed from the forts for use in the field, and in the event they abandoned Pretoria without...
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  • 1998–1999 7 Known as the "Capital Hill Serial Killer" murdered 7 people in Pretoria from 1998–1999. Ripper Jayanandan  India 2003–2006 7 Killed seven people...
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