At three o’clock General Macdonald ordered forward four companies of the reserve, and directed the 10-pounder guns to concentrate their fire on the portion of the wall to be breached for the assault.
From these points they were driven by the 75th Foot, who, in a most dashing manner, captured two 9-pounder guns, while a third was taken by the Cavalry.
On November 7th the bombardment of the town commenced from nine 9-pounder guns to which the artillery of the garrison could give no adequate reply.
In addition there were the extremely spirited and capable local forces, a hundred and twenty men of the Cape Police, two thousand Volunteers, a body of Kimberley Light Horse, and a battery of light seven-pounder guns.
Musketry and guns booming all round, the Maxims and Vickers 1-pounder guns, being specially noticeable.
This tank was a "male," armed with two 6-pounder guns, and was commanded by a sergeant.
Finally, there was a standing barrage of heavy howitzers and 60-pounder guns, which dwelt on avenues of approach or likely places for assembly of the enemy's reserves.
Active (with one Gatling and two 7-pounder guns), under Captain Campbell, R.
Lord Chelmsford told them that before any negotiations could be entered into, the whole of the spoil taken at Isandula, especially the two captured 7-pounder guns, must be restored.
Royal Artillery (with 7-pounder guns), under Major A.
In our service this class of cannon includes the six and twelve-pounder guns, and the twelve and twenty-four-pounder howitzers.
They afforded some useful knowledge and demonstrated the ineffectiveness of some of the shells and fuses commonly in use against submarines from 12-pounder guns, the weapon with which so many of our patrol craft were armed.
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