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The military hospital at Deëlfontein, near De Aar in the Northern Cape, was established during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). It served as a field hospital for British forces, treating wounded soldiers from engagements in the region. Deëlfontein was a strategic railway junction, and the hospital was part of the British military infrastructure that supported operations in the Cape Colony. The site is historically significant as one of several temporary medical facilities set up during the conflict, often in tents or repurposed buildings, due to the high number of casualties from battles such as those at Magersfontein and Paardeberg. The hospital's location near the railway allowed for efficient evacuation of wounded to larger medical centers.
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