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The Anglo-Boer War Blockhouse at Kommandonek is a stone blockhouse built by British forces in 1901 during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). It is located in the Kommandonek pass, a strategic route through the Drakensberg escarpment in what is now KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The blockhouse was part of a network of fortifications designed to protect British supply lines and control movement through mountain passes, particularly to counter Boer guerrilla raids. The site is one of many blockhouses constructed under the direction of the Royal Engineers, often using local stone and sited at key points along railway lines or roads. Kommandonek itself was a historic crossing point used by both Boer and British forces during the war.

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