CANNON FROM THE CRIMEAN WAR LOCATED AT THE EAST PIER IN DUN LAOGHAIRE

CANNON FROM THE CRIMEAN WAR DUN LAOGHAIRE EAST PIER

CANNON FROM THE CRIMEAN WAR [LOCATED AT THE EAST PIER IN DUN LAOGHAIRE]

After publishing tthese photograph I realised that I had spelled Cannon as Canon

This old Russian gun was one of nearly 3,000 that were captured during the Crimean War. Most of them were reportedly from the siege of Sebastopol - due to public discontent with the management of the war it is suspected that these numbers were exaggerated in order to show why the siege took so long. In the Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, it was agreed that each of the victors would receive cannons from the Russians as trophies of their victory. Some of these Russian guns were put on display in towns throughout Britain and Ireland. In Ireland over 20 towns are believed to have applied for and received a Russian gun for display. You can see the double eagle and crown of the Romanov family crest on the cannon today.


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