Photograph (black & White), BL5-inch Howitzer Gun - South Africa

Historical information

During the Second Boer War Major D Hall states that the Liddite shells often failed to detonate; the gun was too heavy to be used as a field howitzer, and for siege use its range was too short and shell too light. However, it achieved some success in Natal when able to get close enough to bombard Boers in trenches.

Physical description

Individual image taken from photographed poster of tobacco and cigarette cards.

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