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The Veuglaire (derived from the German ''Vogler'' and ''Vogelfänger'', and the Flemish ''Vogheler'', after a gun manufacturer named Vögler. English: Fowler) was a 
The ''Veuglaire'' was up to 2 meters (8 feet) long, and weighing from 150 kg to several tonnes, and compares to the '' Crapaudins'' or ''Crapaudaux'', which were shorter (4 to 8 feet) and lighter than the ''Veuglaires''. The ''Veuglaires'' were usually breech-loading, and therefore used a separate "powder chamber" (''boîte à poudre'') in which powder and ball were located upon loading, and the main body of the cannon was formed of a tube opened at both ends.
''Veuglaires'', together with ''Crapaudins'', were considered medium-sized weapons and tended to have smaller chambers than bombards. They belonged to a category of weapons developed from the late 14th century, which had smaller bore and flatter trajectory. The category includes the ''''The Coming of the Ages of Steel'' p. 66
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Artillery began to be used in France in the 14th century. The first depiction of a cannon in Europe appeared in Walter de Milemete's 1326 ''De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum''. Small rudimentary weapons such as the pot-de-fer or ...
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The ''Veuglaire'' was up to 2 meters (8 feet) long, and weighing from 150 kg to several tonnes, and compares to the '' Crapaudins'' or ''Crapaudaux'', which were shorter (4 to 8 feet) and lighter than the ''Veuglaires''. The ''Veuglaires'' were usually breech-loading, and therefore used a separate "powder chamber" (''boîte à poudre'') in which powder and ball were located upon loading, and the main body of the cannon was formed of a tube opened at both ends.
''Veuglaires'', together with ''Crapaudins'', were considered medium-sized weapons and tended to have smaller chambers than bombards. They belonged to a category of weapons developed from the late 14th century, which had smaller bore and flatter trajectory. The category includes the ''culverin
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'' and ''arquebus
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*Artillery of France in the Middle Ages
Artillery began to be used in France in the 14th century. The first depiction of a cannon in Europe appeared in Walter de Milemete's 1326 ''De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum''. Small rudimentary weapons such as the pot-de-fer or ...
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Artillery of France