British Blockhouse, Boer War

Imperial War Museums

by Imperial War Museums
published on 04 June 2026

British Blockhouse, Boer War — A photograph of a British concrete blockhouse, built to better control occupied territory during the Boer War (1899-1902). This is the blockhouse near Bethulie Bridge. These structures were connected by impenetrable barbed wire fencing.

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