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Canon lourd de 8 Gribeauval
Canon lourd de 8 Gribeauval, Le Rigide, Douai, Berenger, 1789.
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
WarsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Production history
DesignerJean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
ManufacturerBerenger
Produced1789
Specifications
Mass1,060 kg
Barrel length285 cm [1]
Caliber106.1 mm [1]

The Canon lourd de 8 Gribeauval (Gribeauval heavy 8-pounder cannon) was a French canon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was part of the siege artillery.[1]

Breech of Le Rigide.

The canon lourd de 8 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

  1. ^ a b c d Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815 by Rene Chartrand, Ray Hutchins p.6-7


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