Siege of Kimberley
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The siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony, when Boer forces from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal besieged the diamond mining town. The Boers moved
British RML 2.5-inch mountain gun employed in the defence of Kimberley during the Second Boer War
Lt Col Robert Kekewich
Soup ration ticket from the siege of Kimberley
Long Cecil gun in the workshops of De Beers
Long Cecil
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Long Cecil is a cannon built in the workshops of the De Beers mining company in Kimberley for use by the British in the Siege of Kimberley during the Second Boer War.
Siege of Kimberley
…with their superior artillery in an attempt to force the garrison to capitulate. Engineers of the De Beers company manufactured a one-off gun named Long Cecil; however the Boers soon countered with a much larger siege gun that terrified the residents, forcing many to take shelter in the Kimberley Mine. The…
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Barrel and breech blueprints
Long Cecil Ammunition