One of these old relics, the cannon made in France, has the coat of arms of Louis XIV, the King of France. The Latin words for "Last Argument of Kings" is inscribed on it. The other cannon has the imperial crown of King George inscribed and says "Surrendered by the Capitulation of York Town, October 19, 1781" and other words translated to read "Evil to him who thinks evil."

In 1825 there was an attempt to send these cannons up to Augusta, but this was unsuccessful. They were buried in 1861 to hide them from the Federal troops. They were not dug out until 1872 when the troops left Savannah. Then they were sent to Yorktown for the Centennial of the battle where they had been captured. They were nicknamed "George" and "Martha" for President and Mrs. Washington.

These guns were fired for the Sesquicentennial of the Chatham Artillery in 1936 . Both guns were put on display in 1958 near Savannah City Hall. In 1961, the breach of the English cannon was blown off in a practice firing. They have not been fired since.