155 mm Creusot Long Tom
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The 155 mm Creusot Long Tom was a French siege gun manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France and used by the Boers in the Second Boer War as field guns.
Long Tom being loaded during the siege of Mafeking
Long Tom drawing in manual, showing pivot plate, hydraulic recoil cylinder, chock and two kinds of trunnion cups.
Long Tom replica at Fort Klapperkop
Long Tom "Grietjie" (or "Creaky") was i.a. placed on a constructed platform south of Jackal Tree Hill, to the south of Mafeking. It was however moved 7 times during the siege.
Battle of Bergendal
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The Battle of Berg-en-dal took place in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
155 mm Creusot Long Tom
…up to 400 metres. During the Second Boer War the guns were deployed as field guns and siege guns at Vaal Krantz, Ladysmith, Mafeking, Kimberley and Bergendal. During the early stages of the war these guns gave the Boers an advantage as they had longer range than any British guns that were deployed in South…
Lt.-genl. N. G. Lyttelton.
Colonel French in full dress uniform, 1892
Gravestone of Liverpools on Geluk
4.7 inch QF naval field gun on howitzer carriage