Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval

Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval
Obusier de campagne de 6 pouces Gribeauval, modèle 1764, An 2 de la République (1793-1794), Les Invalides
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France
Wars	French Revolutionary War Napoleonic Wars American War of Independence
Production history
Designer	Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
Specifications
Weight	330 kg (with carriage: 930 kg)
Barrel length	77 cm
Crew	13 crews, 4 horses
Shell	162.4 mm, 11 kg explosive shell
Caliber	165.7 mm
Barrels	1

The Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval was a French 6-in howitzer and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was part of the field artillery.

Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval (closeup). Les Invalides.

The Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval was used extensively during the wars following the French Revolution, as well as the Napoleonic wars. However, its first major operational use was even earlier, during the American Revolutionary War, in General Rochambeau's French expeditionary corps, from 1780 to late 1782, and especially at Yorktown in 1781.^[1]

The Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval was manned by 13 crews and drawn by 4 horses.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815 - Page 14 by René Chartrand, Ray Hutchins [1]
2. ^ Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815 By René Chartrand, Ray Hutchins p.10 [2]