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Molteno is in the Eastern Cape, 20 miles northwest of Sterkstroom. It was founded in 1874, some 22 years after coal was discovered in the area by George Vice, the founder of Molteno. The town was named after Sir John Molteno, then Prime Minister of the Cape.

During the Boer War the town was used to launch the attack on Stormberg on 9 December 1899.



Molteno furnished a Town Guard.

Pictures of the Town Guard: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/6-places/3267...eno-town-guard#92074