Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith is a 1900 British short film, which shows naval ratings marching and pulling along large naval guns which took around 50 men per gun during the second Boer war.[1] The film is also known as Boys of H.M.S. "Terrible" Getting Their Guns Into Position.[2] The film was produced by William Kennedy Dickson.[2]

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith
Snapshot of naval ratings pulling large naval weapons during the second Boer war
Directed byunknown
Written byunknown
Produced byWKL Dickson
Narrated byunknown
Music bysilent
Production
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Running time
31 seconds
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languagesilent
Budgetunknown

Synopsis edit

The 31 second long film shows naval ratings who at the time were fighting in the second Boer war are marching and pulling 4.7 naval guns into the frontlines.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith".
  2. ^ a b "LADYSMITH - NAVAL BRIGADE DRAGGING 4.7 GUNS INTO LADYSMITH | colonialfilm". www.colonialfilm.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  3. ^ "Watch Ladysmith - Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith online - BFI Player".