Bronze Cannon Tower of London Display

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These bronze 6-pounder guns were captured at the battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. They are individually named and were cast in various parts of Napoleon’s European Empire in 1813.

The Duke of Wellington, who commanded the anglo-allied army at Waterloo, was also Master General of Ordnance and ordered the preservation of all the guns captured during the battle. Eight came to the Tower of London as the headquarters of the Ordnance Office, the government department responsible for providing military weapons and equipment.

Today, six of the original eight guns are mounted on accurate replica carriages made by the government carriage department in the 1950s. The other tow are at Fort Nelson near Portsmouth, Royal Armouries museum of artillery.

From 1831 the eight guns captured were displayed as columns supporting a giant trophy of arms.

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