Russian Fortress Gun
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Russian Fortress Gun
Image: © Eirian Evans Taken: 4 Jan 2008
Given to the Monmouth Regiment after the Crimean War, this cannon was captured in Sebastapol in 1855. It now stands outside the Regimental Museum in Monmouth.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.811638
Longitude
-2.71797