Smithfield’s capricious cannon
Dec 30, 2019
2 minutes
SMITHFIELD MUSEUM
The six-pounder cannon Ou Grietjie should not be confused with the four-pounder gun Grietjie, which is displayed at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria. The Boers used the latter against the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838, while Ou Grietjie is best known for service during the Free State-Basotho Wars (1858-1868).
OU GRIETJIE
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