Canon de 24 Gribeauval
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The Canon de 24 Gribeauval was a French 24-pounder cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by
Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (15 September 1715 – 9 May 1789) was a French artillery officer and engineer who revolutionised the French cannon, creating a new production system that allowed for lighter, more uniform g ...
. It was part of the siege artillery.''Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815'' by Rene Chartrand, Ray Hutchins p.6-7
/ref> 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.


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