80-8 Gribeaval Cannon

The origins of the French Napoleonic artillery were the Gribeauval reforms which started in 1776, which reduced the bewildering variety of artillery pieces then functioning to 4, 6,8 and 12 pound guns and 4, 6 and 8 inch howitzers. Gribeaval's reforms also improved and standardised the gun carriages, the limbers and the ammunition itself. Further improvements were later introduced in 1803 under Marmont's "System of the year XI", but because all such changes took so long to be completed, all campaigns fought up to the year 1812 were fought under the Gribeauval system. The Gribeauval reforms also made the guns lighter, more mobile and easier to handle, than had previously been the case, and changed the role of the artillery from mere infantry support to an independent service arm.

a. Officer; battery commander
b. Corporal; gun commander
c. Ramrod
d. Loader with bucket
e. Portfire
f. Ammuntion carrier

Line Artillerymen I
Line Artillerymen II

Venting instructions for this mould

54MM NAPOLEONIC MOULD KITS - Price List

Fully cast versions of all these 80-series are available HERE.

80-1 | 80-2 | 80-3 | 80-4 | 80-5 | 80-6 | 80-7 | 80-8 | 80-9 | 80-10
80-11 | 80-12 | 80-13 | 80-14 | 80-15 | 80-16 | 80-17 | 80-18 | 80-19 | 80-20
| 80-21 | 80-22 | 80-23 | 80-24 | 80-25

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