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Description: | 12-pounder naval gun from HMS CHALLENGER at Dchang.
HMS CHALLENGER arrived at Victoria Harbour on 23 September 1913 containing the British contingent of the expeditionary force under General Dobell. She took part in an offensive on Duala (in the mouth of the estuary of the Cameroons and the final stop on the Midland Railway). On 27 September 1914, the areas of Duala and Bonaberi were surrendered by the Germans. HMS Challenger's 12-pounder gun was employed for the advance along the northern railway. The Germans attempted to hinder its progress with their destruction of roads, railways and bridges. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | West Africa 1914-1918 British Army Empire & Commonwealth | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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