Sebastopol (mortar)
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sebastopol-mortar-259-12225176
title:
Sebastopol (mortar)
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Sebastopol was the name of a large artillery mortar commissioned by the Ethiopian emperor Tewodros II (1818–1868). The name was taken from the Crimean town Sevastopol, the site of a battle during the Crimean War. The mortar weighed approximately 6.7 tons, and was capable of firing off half-ton artillery rounds. In an attempt to speed up industrialisation, Tewodros had welcomed British and French officials and a group of German missionaries into his kingdom. In 1866, following a series of diploma
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Monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastopol_(mortar)
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2023-12-29T19:27:10Z
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