Britain's <scp>C</scp>rimean War Trophy Guns: The Case of <scp>L</scp>udlow and the Marches
Journal: History
Year: 2014

Abstract Many of the numerous monumental cannon which adorn B ritish cities are C rimean War trophies: something little discussed in the historiography of the war. Focusing on the trophy cannon at L udlow, in the W elsh Marches, the article looks at both the national and the local scene. It describes first the A llied operation in Sevastopol to gather prize R ussian cannon and their removal to England. The utility of shipping the guns home and the uses to which they might be put were both contro