The Old Fort is a fort built in Durban, South Africa, by the troops of Captain Thomas Charlton Smith in 1842. Its construction was part of a visibility campaign by the British Empire intended to prevent Boers from establishing a republic in Natal.
The facility was equipped with an arsenal and barracks in 1858. Troops were stationed at the site until the end of the century, marking its role in the colonial history of the region.
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