The Canon de 16 Gribeauval was a French cannon and part of the

Gribeauval system The Gribeauval system (, ) was an artillery system introduced by Lieutenant General Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval during the 18th century. This system revolutionized French cannons, with a new production system that allowed lighter, more u ...

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 ...

. It was part of the siege artillery.''Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815'' by Rene Chartrand, Ray Hutchins p.6-7
/ref> The canon de 16 Gribeauval was used extensively during the wars following the French Revolution, as well as the

Napoleonic wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...

. Some of the earlier Gribeauval siege guns kept the baroque "dolphin" design for the handles.

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{{Gribeauval system Artillery of France Napoleonic Wars weapons