The canon de 16 Gribeauval was used extensively during the wars following the French Revolution, as well as the Napoleonic wars.
Some of the earlier Gribeauval siege guns kept the baroque "dolphin" design for the handles.[1]
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^ abcNapoleon's Guns, 1792-1815 by Rene Chartrand, Ray Hutchins p.6-7
April 09, 2024
canon, gribeauval, french, cannon, part, gribeauval, system, developed, jean, baptiste, vaquette, gribeauval, part, siege, artillery, siege, warfare, place, originfranceservice, historyused, byfrancewarsfrench, revolutionary, warsnapoleonic, warsproduction, hi. The Canon de 16 Gribeauval was a French cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval It was part of the siege artillery 1 Canon de 16 GribeauvalCanon de 16 Gribeauval for siege warfare Place of originFranceService historyUsed byFranceWarsFrench Revolutionary WarsNapoleonic WarsProduction historyDesignerJean Baptiste Vaquette de GribeauvalSpecificationsMass2 000 kgBarrel length336 cmCaliber133 7 mm 1 Canon de 16 Gribeauval Le Briseur An 3 de la Republique 1794 1795 Caliber 134 mm Weight 2 047 kg Founder Francois Bouquero Les Invalides Canon de 16 Le Briseur Canon de 16 Gribeauval Le Sonnant An 3 de la Republique 1794 1795 rebuilt in 1874 as a breech loader Caliber 134 mm Weight 1 955 kg Founder Francois Bouquero Les Invalides Inscription on Le Sonnant Liberte Egalite L an 3 de la Republique Francaise The canon de 16 Gribeauval was used extensively during the wars following the French Revolution as well as the Napoleonic wars Some of the earlier Gribeauval siege guns kept the baroque dolphin design for the handles 1 Notes edit a b c Napoleon s Guns 1792 1815 by Rene Chartrand Ray Hutchins p 6 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canon de 16 Gribeauval amp oldid 805172388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,