- Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval
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Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval
Obusier de campagne de 6 pouces Gribeauval, modèle 1764, An 2 de la République (1793-1794), Les InvalidesPlace 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.
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]
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Field artillery Canon de 12 · Canon de 8 · Canon de 4 · Obusier de 6 pouces · 1-pdr Rostaing gunSiege artillery Canon de 24 · Canon de 16 · Canon lourd de 12 · Canon lourd de 8Mortars Categories:- Artillery of France
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