Port Elizabeth of Yore: Star Fort – An Accidental Military Fortification

Call it what you like, but this crude fort had the distinction of being not merely the first military fortification in Algoa Bay – as Port Elizabeth was then called – but also the only fort in Port Elizabeth to experience military action. What would the future hold for this extemporised military fortification? Certainly, it … Continue reading Port Elizabeth of Yore: Star Fort – An Accidental Military Fortification