Blockhouses_of_the_Second_Anglo-Boer_War

Blockhouses of the Second Anglo-Boer War

Blockhouses of the Second Anglo-Boer War

Fortifications built by the British Empire in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War

See also: British response to Guerrilla warfare during the Second Boer War

This is a list of blockhouses built by the British Empire in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War from 1899–1901. Of the fortifications constructed during the war, around 441 were solid masonry blockhouses,[1] many of which stand today. Different designs were used in the construction, but most were either two or three story structures built using locally quarried stone.

  • Aliwal North Blockhouses (2)
  • Broederstroom Blockhouse
  • Burgersdorp Blockhouse
  • Dewetsville Blockhouse
  • Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp
  • Hekpoort Blockhouse
  • Hopetown Blockhouse
  • Kaalfontein/Zuurfontein Blockhouse
  • Modder River Blockhouse
  • Noupoort Blockhouse
  • Orange River Station
  • Pampoennek Blockhouse
  • Prieska Blockhouse
  • Riversford Blockhouse
  • The Reservoir Blockhouse
  • The Stormberg Junction South Blockhouse
  • Timeball Hill Blockhouse
  • The Warrenton Railway Bridge Blockhouse
  • Warmbaths Blockhouse
  • Witkop Blockhouse

Sentinel Blockhouse in Burgersdorp

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Tomlinson, Richard. "Britain's Last Castles – Masonry Blockhouses of the South African War, 1899–1902". Military History Journal. 10 (6). The South African Military History Society. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
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