Fort Cox, Eastern Cape
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Fort Cox near Middledrift in the Eastern Cape, South Africa was a frontier fort in the Amatola Mountains on a loop of the Keiskamma River.
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Fort Cox | |
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South Africa | |
Type | Block house |
Site information | |
Controlled by | South Africa |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1835 (1835) |
Battles/wars | Cape Frontier Wars |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 6 Royal Artillery, British infantry, 160 Hottentots |
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