Fort Tenedos
| Fort Tenedos | |
|---|---|
| Part of Anglo-Zulu War defences | |
| Left (Zulu) bank of the Tugela River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Earthwork fort |
| Controlled by | British Empire |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Earthworks remain (partially) |
| Site history | |
| Built | January 1879 |
| Built by | Royal Engineers (2nd Field Company) |
| In use | 1879 |
| Materials | Earth |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 91st Highlanders, Naval Brigade (HMS Tenedos), Natal Native Contingent, Natal Hussars, Mounted Rifles units |
| Armament: 2 Royal Artillery guns, 2 × 7-pounders (Naval Brigade), 1 Gatling gun | |
Fort Tenedos was a large earth-walled fort constructed on the Zulu side of the Tugela River in January 1879, opposite Fort Pearson, to support the British at the start of the Anglo-Zulu War.