Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval

The Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval (Gribeauval heavy 12-pounder cannon) 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 lourd de 12 Gribeauval
Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval Le Conquérant, for siege warfare.
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France
Wars	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
Production history
Designer	Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
Designed	Modèle 1775
Manufacturer	Strasbourg, Crucy
Produced	1810
Specifications
Mass	1,591 kg
Barrel length	317 cm [1]
Caliber	121 mm [1]

The canon lourd de 12 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]

Canons lourds de 12 Gribeauval

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  Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval Le Sarasin, 1570 kg, 1780. Musée de l'Armée, Paris
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  Le Sarasin.

See also

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