Place of origin France Manufacturer Berenger | Used by France Produced 1789 | |
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Wars French Revolutionary WarsNapoleonic Wars Designer Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval | ||
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.
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.
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