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''La Consulaire'' is the name of a very large Barbary artillery piece which famously defended Algier harbour. It was captured by the French during the Invasion of Algiers in 1830, on 5 July, and taken as a trophy to Brest, where it is still displayed. ''La Consulaire'' is a 7-metre long smoothed-bore muzzle-loading gun, ordered by Hassan Pasha Ibn Kheireddin for the completion of the fortifications of Algier. It was founded in Venice in 1542. Its original name is ''Baba Marzug'' ("lucky father"). The gun was used in 1683 to project the limbs of the consul of France, Jean Le Vacher, towards the fleet of Admiral Duquesne, earning it its name. In 1830, a fleet under Admiral Duperré conquered Algiers and captured the gun. It was brought back to Brest and mounted on a granite stand decorated with high reliefs, and is on display inside the military zone of the Arsenel, near Recouvrance Bridge. == Gallery == File:La Consulaire mg 8042.jpg|Base pannel: France casting the rays of science unto Africa File:La Consulaire mg 8046.jpg|Base pannel: the Army File:La Consulaire mg 8047.jpg|Base pannel: the Navy File:La Consulaire mg 8050.jpg|Top of the monument 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「La Consulaire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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