PAST AND PRESENT: The Levant Battery Gun
In news that will be welcomed by many, Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar recently announced that these will now be taken to a ‘holding and restoration area at Brewery Crusher’. It is intended that the restored gun will then be displayed by Harding’s Battery at Europa Point – a fitting plan for this long-neglected piece of our military heritage.
The gun was originally mounted on Levant Battery on Windmill Hill. This battery – as the name suggests – faces the Mediterranean (eastern) side of Gibraltar. It should not be confused with the 18th century Levant Battery, which was used during the Great Siege (1779-1783) and which appears to have been located on the north side of the Upper Rock (near the top of the Rock).
The gun was originally mounted on Levant Battery on Windmill Hill. This battery – as the name suggests – faces the Mediterranean (eastern) side of Gibraltar. It should not be confused with the 18th century Levant Battery, which was used during the Great Siege (1779-1783) and which appears to have been located on the north side of the Upper Rock (near the top of the Rock).
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