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Canon de 16 Gribeauval

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Place of origin
  
France

Weight
  
2,000 kg

Used by
  
France

Barrel length
  
336 cm

Canon de 16 Gribeauval

Wars
  
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars

Designer
  
Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval

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.

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.

References

Canon de 16 Gribeauval Wikipedia