Canon de 8 Gribeauval [SEP] designer
Canon de 8 Gribeauval
The Canon de 8 Gribeauval or 8-pounder was a French cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. The Old French pound () was 1.07916 English pounds, making the weight of shot about 8.633 English pounds (or 8 lb 10 oz). The 8-pounder was the medium weight cannon of the French field artillery; the others were the light Canon de 4 Gribeauval and the heavy Canon de 12 Gribeauval. Replacing the older Vallière system, the Gribeauval system was introduced in
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For siege and garrison artillery he retained the same proportions as the earlier Vallière System of 1732 but with the removal of the decoration and simplification of the dolphins.
- Canon de 24 Gribeauval - 24-pounder siege cannon
- Canon de 16 Gribeauval - 16-pounder siege cannon
- Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval - 12-pounder siege cannon
- Canon lourd de 8 Gribeauval - 8-pounder siege cannon
According to one author, only the Gribeauval siege guns were first used for major operations in the American Revolutionary War. They were