It was situated at Mount Misery, one of the peaks of the Rock.
In 1901 its name was changed to Breakneck Battery at the suggestion of Major-General Sir John Slade of the Royal Artillery.
Slade was to go on command British troops in Egypt from 1903 to 1905.
[1] Following his suggestion in 1899 that it would be a suitable position to accommodate a long-range coastal defence gun, a 9.2-inch breech-loading Mark X gun on a Mark V mounting was installed in 1906.
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