Canon de 8 Gribeauval / Osmiliberní delo systému Gribeauval - Chateau Roztoky u Prahy (Central Bohemia)
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N 50° 09.527 E 014° 23.964
33U E 457098 N 5556457
Two depicted renovated historic 8 lbs short field canons of Gribeauval system you can find in the garden of Chateau Roztoky (Roztocký zámek) in a small town Roztoky u Prahy.
Waymark Code: WMKRZT
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/25/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member PTCrazy
Views: 46
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Two depicted renovated historic 8 lbs short field canons of Gribeauval system you can find in the garden of Chateau Roztoky (Roztocký zámek) in a small town Roztoky u Prahy.

The Canon de 8 Gribeauval was a French cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was part of the field artillery. The canon de 8 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. [wiki]

The depicted two canons are not original French products, but probably copies of this successful model cast in one of Austrian or German artillery manufactures at the turn of the 19th century.

What type of artillery is this?: historic 8 lbs field canon from the turn of the 19th century

Where is this artillery located?: Other

What military of the world used this device?: Austrian army

Date artillery was placed on display: 01/01/2012

Parking location to view this Waymark: N 50° 09.483 W 014° 23.879

Cost?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Artillery is no longer operational: no

Still may work: no

Are there any geocaches at this location?:
GCNN4M (Charon II)

Date artillery was in use: Not listed
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