""Old Betsy" or "The International Gun" - The makeshift" Topic
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Tango01 | 05 Feb 2021 1:16 p.m. PST |
…. cannon used to defend the Legation Quarter during the Boxer rebellion in Beijing (1900)
From here link Amicalement Armand |
Extrabio1947 | 05 Feb 2021 2:41 p.m. PST |
Great photo. Imagine the unbelievable good fortune to excavate a cannon barrel (of all things) when arms were in such short supply. |
Editor Katie | 05 Feb 2021 10:54 p.m. PST |
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The Virtual Armchair General | 06 Feb 2021 11:43 a.m. PST |
I've always wondered what happened to her--or at least her fabled tube--after the show was over. Talk about a museum piece… but, if left in China (as seems most likely), it would not be an artefact favored by the current Imperial Government. Anyone have any info? TVAG |
AICUSV | 15 Feb 2021 4:37 p.m. PST |
Scroll down and look at the photo pf the AA gunners, think I'll make a crew up in those uniforms |
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