Limpopo, POLOKWANE district, Polokwane, Zandrivier 742 LS, Eerste Goud, Marabastad Military memorial and fort

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Cemetery information:- The siege of Marabastad was a siege of Fort Marabastad, in present day Limpopo, South Africa, carried out by the Boer Republic of Transvaal, starting on 11 January 1881, and ending with British surrender on 2 April 1881. In early 1880, British forces in Transvaal decided to build a fort in the village. In February 1880, two detachments of the 94th Regiment, under Captain Campbell, reached Marabastad, the first British forces to reach this part of South Africa. Following the British defeat at Bronkhorstspruit on 20 December 1880, Lieutenant Jones received orders to prepare for siege. Captain Brook immediately began preparations. He expanded his command, recruiting 30 English volunteers. They were joined by 50 South African Natives from the Transvaal Mounted Police, commanded by Captain Thompson and Lieutenant Gleniston. On 11 Jan 1881 the Boer siege of the fort began and lasted until 2 April. (source: Wikipedia) Album complete. eGGSA captions by: James Anderson The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the cemetery location. Cemetery ID: 6273 Google Earth Cemetery Initiative Information:- GPSID: 7494 GPS: -23 59.118, 29 21.864