Fort Hare (historic fort)
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Fort Hare is a historic 19th-century frontier fort in the Eastern Cape of South Africa that played a key role in the Cape Frontier Wars between British colonial forces and Xhosa groups.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fortification
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frontier fort ⓘ historic military fort ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | British–Xhosa frontier conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cape Frontier Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic landmark ⓘ |
| function |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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colonial forces of the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial era in South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Cape
NERFINISHED
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South African interior frontier zone ⓘ former Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Alice, Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tyhume River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Cape frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Hare area ⓘ |
| nearbyInstitution | University of Fort Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedGroups | Xhosa groups ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape Colony frontier fort network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Cape frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
base for military operations in frontier wars
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control of frontier zone between colony and Xhosa territories ⓘ |
| usedBy | British colonial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cape Frontier Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa