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    The Canon obusier de 12 (officially the "Canon obusier de campagne de 12 livres, modèle 1853"), also known as the "Canon de l’Empereur" ("emperor's cannon")...
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    The Canon-obusier (literally "Shell-gun cannon", "gun-howitzer") was a type of cannon developed by France in the 1850s. The canon-obusier was a smoothbore...
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    War. The gun was the American-manufactured version of the French canon obusier de 12 which combined the functions of both field gun and howitzer. The...
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    forces defending Mexico City. In 1853, France introduced the Canon obusier de 12, a 12-pounder capable of using either shells, shot or canisters. Napoleon...
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  • mid-late 18th century Canon obusier de 12, French 12-pounder cannon-howitzer of 1853. Known in the US as "12 pounder Napoleon" M1841 12-pounder howitzer,...
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    The Canon de 12 Gribeauval or 12-pounder was a French cannon and part of the system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. There were 1.079...
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    field-gun was adopted by the French Army in 1858, where it replaced the canon-obusier de 12, a smoothbore cannon using shells which was much less accurate and...
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    Confederate soldier wounded during Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C. on July 12, 1864. The soldier, a private in the 53rd North Carolina Infantry, was hit...
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  • Thumbnail for Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval
    The Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval (Gribeauval heavy 12-pounder cannon) was a French cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste...
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    shell-firing canon obusiers, with the invention of the naval shell-gun by Paixhans in 1823, and the introduction of the canon obusier de 12 in 1853 by the...
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    deployed together with the older "Napoleon" muzzle loaded field guns ("canon obusier de 12") used by the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War. The mitrailleuse...
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    Military Commission to Europe of 1856 where he observed the new French Canon obusier de 12 which incorporated the functions of both field gun and howitzer....
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  • the first gun-howitzer was the French canon obusier of the mid-19th century. The smooth-bore Canon obusier de 12 was a versatile weapon that quickly replaced...
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  • directly imported from France. The canon obusier de 12, introduced in the French Army in 1853, an early type of canon obusier, or gun howitzer developed during...
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    "France 305 mm/40 and 305 mm/45 (12") Model 1893 and 1893/1896 - NavWeaps". www.navweaps.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21. "Obusier de 370 mm mle 1915 - WO1Wiki"....
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    coat of arms. Secret howitzer, another introduction of Shuvalov Canon obusier de 12, "Napoleon" Wikimedia Commons has media related to Unicorns (howitzers)...
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    The Obusier de 370 modèle 1915 à berceau was a French Railroad Gun that saw action during the First World War and Second World War. Although the majority...
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  • Thumbnail for Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval
    The Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval or 6-inch howitzer was a French artillery piece and part of a system established by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval...
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    Previous guns, such as the Canon obusier de 12, were rifled to accommodate the system. The system included newly-rifled siege guns of 12 cm (4.7 in), 16 cm (6...
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    The Obusier de 155 mm C modèle 1881 - was a French howitzer designed by Colonel Charles Ragon de Bange and employed by the French army during the First...
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    The Obusier de 120 mm C modèle 1890 - was a French howitzer designed by Captain Louis Henry Auguste Baquet and employed by the French army during the First...
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    Mordecai praised the Canon obusier de 12 gun-howitzer, which soon afterward was manufactured in the United States as the M1857 12-pounder Napoleon. Alexander...
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  • century 121 Canon de 12 livres Le Solide  Kingdom of France 1688 121 Canon de 12 de Vallière  Kingdom of France 1732 121 Canon obusier de 12  France 1853...
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    "Napoleon shell" from a Canon obusier de 12. Ryozen Historical Museum....
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  • Thumbnail for Mortier de 12 Gribeauval
    Mortier de 12 pouces Gribeauval (Gribeauval 12-inch mortar) was a French mortar and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval...
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  • The Schneider 149 mm Obusier Modele 1929 or M.29 L/22 S was a Danish howitzer designed by the French Schneider company and produce in Denmark after the...
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  • 93/96 Berceau Canon de 274 modèle 87/93 Glissement Canon de 305 modèle 93/96 TAZ Canon de 32 modèle 1870/93 Obusier de 370 modèle 1915 Canon de 370 modèle...
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    4,600 mi) at a speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph). Dupuy de Lôme's main armament consisted of two 45-calibre Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887 guns that...
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  • https://elbitsystems.com/media/ATHOS_3_Web.pdf [bare URL PDF] Vacant (2016-12-05). "1877 CANON 15 CM FRETTÉ KRUPP". ASMEM (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-31....
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    The Obusier de 400 Modèle 1915/1916 were French railway howitzers that saw action during the First World War and World War II. The mle 1915/1916 was the...
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