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Canon de 16 Gribeauval

Canon de 16 Gribeauval
Canon de 16 Gribeauval, for siege warfare.
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
WarsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Production history
DesignerJean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
Specifications
Mass2,000 kg
Barrel length336 cm
Caliber133.7 mm [1]

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 Gribeauval, Le Briseur, An 3 de la République (1794-1795). Caliber: 134 mm. Weight: 2,047 kg. Founder: François Bouquero. Les Invalides.
Canon de 16, Le Briseur.
Canon de 16 Gribeauval, Le Sonnant, An 3 de la République (1794-1795), rebuilt in 1874 as a breech-loader. Caliber: 134 mm. Weight: 1,955 kg. Founder: François Bouquero. Les Invalides.
Inscription on Le Sonnant: "Liberté Egalité. L'an 3 de la République Française".

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