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Rice Blockhouse No 2 Plato Camp is one of the blockhouses built by British forces near Colesberg, Northern Cape, during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). Constructed around 1900, it formed part of a network of fortified posts intended to secure the railway line and supply routes against Boer guerrilla attacks. The blockhouse is a standard corrugated iron and stone design, typical of the 'Rice' pattern named after the British engineer who developed it. It was part of a larger defensive system that included multiple blockhouses and camps in the Colesberg area, which saw significant military activity during the war, including the Battle of Colesberg in late 1899 and early 1900.

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