fˈoːɹ kˈænənz wɜːɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɪnstˈɔːld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ðə mˈɑːnjuːmənt, bˌʌt ðiːz wɜː ɹᵻmˈuːvd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv fɔːɹ skɹˈæp mˈɛɾəl tə hˈɛlp ðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɛfɚt.
Four cannons were eventually installed in 1910, surrounding the monument, but these were removed during the Second World War (1939–1945) for scrap metal to help the war effort.