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[[Image:Gribeauval_1772_with_dolphin_handles.jpg|thumb|left|Canon de 24 Gribeauval, 1772, with dolphin handles.]] |
[[Image:Gribeauval_1772_with_dolphin_handles.jpg|thumb|left|Canon de 24 Gribeauval, 1772, with dolphin handles.]] |
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[[Image:Canon de 24 Gribeauval An 3 de la Republique 1794 1795 side view.jpg|thumb|left|Canon de 24 Gribeauval, An 3 de la République (1794-1795). [[Les Invalides]].]] |
[[Image:Canon de 24 Gribeauval An 3 de la Republique 1794 1795 side view.jpg|thumb|left|Canon de 24 Gribeauval, An 3 de la République (1794-1795). [[Les Invalides]].]] |
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[[Image:Gribeauval_rebuilt_in_1874_as_a_breech_loader.jpg|thumb|left|Canon de 24 Gribeauval, ''Le Sonnant'', An 3 de la République (1794-1795), rebuilt in 1874 as a [[breech-loader]]. [[Les Invalides]].]] |
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[[Image:Gribeauval inscription.jpg|thumb|left|Inscription on ''Le Sonnant'': "Liberté Egalité. L'an 3 de la République Française".]] |
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The canon de 24 Gribeauval was used extensively during the wars following the [[French Revolution]], as well as the [[Napoleonic wars]]. |
The canon de 24 Gribeauval was used extensively during the wars following the [[French Revolution]], as well as the [[Napoleonic wars]]. |
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| File:Canon de 24 Gribeauval An 3 de la Republique 1794 1795.jpg Canon de 24 Gribeauval, An 3 de la République (1794-1795). 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 canon 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]
