Sebastopol (cannon)
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Sebastopol was the name of a huge mortar commissioned by the Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II. The name derived from that of the Crimean town Sevastopol, the site of a battle during the Crimean War.
Sebastopol was huge, but did Tewodros little good; it did not stop the expedition sent to suppress him for his mistreatment of British subjects. It may be seen to this day, half-buried in the ground, near Amba Mariam, the site of Tewodros's capital and stronghold of Magdala.
Sebastopol is mentioned in the novel Flashman on the March, by George MacDonald Fraser.
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