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Pretoria Forts

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Both Fort Klapperkop and Fort Schanskop were fired upon on 3 June 1900 by British artillery, but the fire wasn't returned and Pretoria was occupied without resistance on 5 June 1900. The forts thus never fulfilled their intended role in the defence of Pretoria. The British forces subsequently armed
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rifle, in memory of all members of the South African Defence Force who died serving their country. The individuals who died are honoured with an inscription on a number of marble plaques mounted around the statue. Members who have died in operations as a result of enemy action are indicated with an
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In January 1899 the fort was manned by 17 troops. In July 1899 the number of troops was increased to 30. By the end of October 1899, only 16 troops were still stationed at Fort Klapperkop. As with the other forts, men and armament were gradually withdrawn and sent elsewhere during the course of the
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was built by Léon Grunberg and Sam Léon. It thus differed from the other forts, being hexagonal instead of pentagonal and also markedly bigger. It was completed in November 1898 at a cost of GBP £46,500. Like the other forts, it had electricity, a telephone and running water. The fort was restored
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The fort was armed with a 75 mm Creusot gun ("Long Tom"), a 37 mm Maxim-Nordenfeldt cannon and a hand-cranked Martin-Henry Maxim. Initially eighteen gunners were stationed in the fort, but both men and armaments were gradually withdrawn until only one gunner and no cannons were left on 5
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was transferred to the City Council of Pretoria in 1954. In 1986 it was cleaned up and partially restored; it was declared a provincial heritage site the following year. A request to declare Fort Daspoortrand a heritage site as well was submitted in 1988 but this has not been approved as yet.
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The three forts are pentagonal reinforced, with more fire range possibilities through numerous facets. Attacks from any direction could be warded off by revolving guns on their ramparts. To prevent infantry attacks, loopholes were built into the walls. Trenches, barbed-wire entanglements and
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Both the garrison and the armaments were gradually reduced during the course of the Second Anglo-Boer war until there was only one man and no guns left over on 5 June 1900, the day on which British forces occupied Pretoria. The fort was briefly occupied in 1993 by
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equipped with artillery. The positions identified were Schanskop, Kwaggaspoort, Daspoortrand, Magaliesberg-wes, Wonderboompoort, Derdepoort, Strubenkop and Klapperkop. The armoured turrets were subsequently found to be unacceptable, and thus the plan of two
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Many black labourers and about 400 white builders, mostly Italians, were involved in the building of these forts. To address technical aspects such as the electrical connections between forts, German and Dutch experts were consulted.
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The Fort transforms as thousands of music fans gather there for an outdoor music festival at the end of every month. Park Acoustics changes its lineup every month and features a wide range of South African acts.
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Initially there were plans to convert Fort Wonderboompoort and Fort Daspoortrand into prisons but these were never carried out. The roofs of both forts were later demolished; it was speculated that General
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This fort was completed in September 1897 by Von Dewitz and Werner for a total cost of GBP £49,000. As with Fort Schanskop, it was also supplied with electricity, a telephone and running water.
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engineers, Otto Albert Adolph von Dewitz and Heinrich C Werner to build forts instead, was accepted. However, due to a lack of money, only four forts were eventually built.
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The forts around Pretoria were systematically disarmed long before the British forces occupied Pretoria, as both men and artillery were needed in the field.
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After the war Fort Klapperkop and Fort Schanskop continued to be used for military purposes, but were neglected. On 8 July 1938 the two forts were declared
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These forts were the most modern structures of their time and modern mediums of communication, such as telephones, were used to equip the telegraph room.
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Unlike the other forts in the surrounding area, the design incorporated a moat as well as a drawbridge. The moat was never filled with water.
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and two 37 mm Maxim-Nordenfeldt cannons. As with the other forts, only one soldier and no guns were in the fort on 5 June 1900.
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and manned the forts. Other smaller fortifications were also erected by them to strengthen Pretoria's defences.
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The plan recommended that eight strategic positions around the city should be fortified by means of armoured
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The Military Fortifications of Pretoria 1880–1902. A study of historical archaeology. A.C. van Vollenhoven.
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officer, Léon Grunberg. This plan was approved on 24 March 1896 by the Executive Council of the ZAR.
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to protest the multi-racial government of South Africa at the cost of Boer and Afrikaner heritage.
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The garrison was initially armed with one officer and 30 men and was armed with 37 mm
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and was eventually abandoned and currently stands ruined on the outskirts of Pretoria.
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Memorial was unveiled at Fort Klapperkop. It includes a statue of a soldier holding a
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Fort Daspoortrand was initially manned by twenty-five gunners and was armed with a
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were designed by Von Dewitz and Werner of the German engineering company
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Roper, editors Timothy G. Ashplant, Graham Dawson, Michael (2006).
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Fort Klapperkop main entrance and dry-moat with the flag of the
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It is said: "Never a shot in anger was fired from this fort."
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Fort Schanskop is a Gauteng Provincial Heritage Site and a
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National Museum of Natural History (Transvaal Museum)
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National Museum of Cultural History (African Window)
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Second Boer War
Kraaipan
Mafeking
Kimberley
Talana Hill
Elandslaagte
1st Ladysmith
2nd Ladysmith
Chieveley
Willow Grange
Belmont
Graspan
Modder River
Stormberg
Magersfontein
Colenso
Spion Kop
Vaal Krantz
Paardeberg
Bloody Sunday
Tugela Heights
3rd Ladysmith
Poplar Grove
Driefontein
Sanna's Post
Boshof
Pretoria Offensive

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