Canon de 6 système An XI
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The Canon de 6 système An XI was a French cannon and part of the Year XI system
system of artillery. It was part of the field artillery, and complemented the Gribeauval system
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The canon de 6 système An XI was used extensively during the Napoleonic wars
. It was considered as a good intermediate between the Canon de 8 Gribeauval
, considered to be too heavy for field artillery, and the Canon de 4 Gribeauval, considered as too light and lacking striking power.
One of the characteristics of the Canon de 6 is that its design is even simpler than that of the Gribeauval cannons, as it lacks reinforcing mould rings, except for the one before the muzzle.
Year XI system
The Year XI system was a French artillery system developed during the rule of Napoléon I. The Year XI system was original in that it brought various improvements to the highly successful Gribeauval system, on which many successes of the Napoleonic Wars relied...
system of artillery. It was part of the field artillery, and complemented the Gribeauval system
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 cannon, with a new production system that allowed lighter, more uniform guns without sacrificing range. The Gribeauval...
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Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. It was considered as a good intermediate between the Canon de 8 Gribeauval
Canon de 8 Gribeauval
The Canon de 8 Gribeauval was a French canon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was part of the field artillery....
, considered to be too heavy for field artillery, and the Canon de 4 Gribeauval, considered as too light and lacking striking power.
One of the characteristics of the Canon de 6 is that its design is even simpler than that of the Gribeauval cannons, as it lacks reinforcing mould rings, except for the one before the muzzle.