Anglo-Boer War 2: A cannon, known as ‘Long Cecil’, and named after Cecil John Rhodes, is fired for the first time at Boer force

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South African History Online. (2012, January 16). Anglo-Boer War 2: A cannon, known as ‘Long Cecil’, and named after Cecil John Rhodes, is fired for the first time at Boer force. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072738

South African History Online (2012) 'Anglo-Boer War 2: A cannon, known as ‘Long Cecil’, and named after Cecil John Rhodes, is fired for the first time at Boer force', South African History Online, 16 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072738 (Accessed: 20 September 2026).

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"Anglo-Boer War 2: A cannon, known as ‘Long Cecil’, and named after Cecil John Rhodes, is fired for the first time at Boer force." South African History Online, 16 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072738. Accessed 20 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Anglo-Boer War 2: A cannon, known as ‘Long Cecil’, and named after Cecil John Rhodes, is fired for the first time at Boer force." South African History Online. January 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072738.