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Latitude
-25.887714
Longitude
113.147597
Start Date
1850
End Date
1851

Description

Fifteen troops of the 99th Regiment sent in Oct 1850 to protect guano supplies. Camp established at the base of Quoin Bluff, consisting of a wooden building and tents, and later constructed at least one building from locally available stone, as well as 2 cannon placed at the top of the bluff. Recalled in July 1851,

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ID
tcfe0c

Extended Data

category
Admin
sitetype
Military barracks