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Date: 1878 Type: Fort Status: Extant Street: Fort Road   Click to view map Coordinates: 27°44'47.72" S 29°55'17.67" E Alt: 1219m

The fort was named after Major Amiel. The monument was moved here from its original position at Ngogo where a new granite monument was erected on the 60th anniversary of the encounter. Wording on monument: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 3RD BATTALION 60TH ROYAL RIFLES IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION NEAR THIS SPOT ON THE 8TH FEBRUARY 1881 All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Fort Amiel Kearney, Brian. 1973. Architecture in Natal from 1824-1893. Cape Town: Balkema. pg 40 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 234