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|name= Canon de 24 Gribeauval |
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|caption= Canon de 24 Gribeauval, |
|caption= Canon de 24 Gribeauval ''La Tour d Auvergne'', modèle 1775, founded in 1828. Weight: 2,728 kg. [[Les Invalides]]. |
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|wars= [[French Revolutionary Wars]]<br>[[Napoleonic Wars]] |
|wars= [[French Revolutionary Wars]]<br>[[Napoleonic Wars]] |
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|designer= [[Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval]] |
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|caliber= 152.7 mm <ref name="Chartrand6"/> |
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The '''Canon de 24 Gribeauval''' was a French |
The '''Canon de 24 Gribeauval''' was a French 24-pounder cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by [[Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval]]. It was part of the siege artillery.<ref name="Chartrand6">[https://books.google.com/books?id=NhakMn5TeIUC&pg=PT7&dq=Gribeauval+16#PPT8,M1 ''Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815'' by Rene Chartrand, Ray Hutchins p.6-7]</ref> |
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[[Image:Canon de 24 Gribeauval An 3 de la Republique 1794 1795 side view.jpg|thumb|left|Canon de 16 Gribeauval, An 3 de la République (1794-1795). [[Les Invalides]].]] |
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Some of the earlier Gribeauval siege guns kept the baroque "dolphin" design for the handles.<ref name="Chartrand6"/> |
Some of the earlier Gribeauval siege guns kept the baroque "dolphin" design for the handles.<ref name="Chartrand6"/> |
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==Notes== |
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[[Image:Gribeauval_1772_with_dolphin_handles.jpg|thumb|left|Canon de 24 Gribeauval, 1772, with dolphin handles, ''Le Souffleteur''. Weight: 2,832 kg. Founder: J. Bérenger. [[Les Invalides]].]] |
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{{Gribeauval system}} |
{{Gribeauval system}} |
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[[Category:Artillery of France]] |
[[Category:Artillery of France]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 13 October 2017
| Canon de 24 Gribeauval | |
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 Canon de 24 Gribeauval La Tour d Auvergne, modèle 1775, founded in 1828. Weight: 2,728 kg. Les Invalides. | |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Used by | France |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2,740 kg |
| Barrel length | 353 cm |
| Caliber | 152.7 mm [1] |
| Barrels | 1 |
The Canon de 24 Gribeauval was a French 24-pounder cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was part of the siege artillery.[1]
The canon de 24 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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