Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
Born	15 September 1715 Amiens, Kingdom of France
Died	9 May 1789(1789-05-09) (aged 73) Paris, Kingdom of France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Service/branch	French Army
Years of service	1732–1789
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War Siege of Glatz
Awards	Military Order of Maria Theresa Order of Saint Louis

Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (15 September 1715 – 9 May 1789) was a French artillery officer and engineer who revolutionised the French cannon, creating a new production system that allowed for lighter, more uniform guns without sacrificing range. His Gribeauval system superseded the de Vallière system. These guns proved essential to French military victories during the Napoleonic Wars. Gribeauval is credited as the earliest known advocate for the interchangeability of gun parts. He is thus one of the principal influences on the later development (over many decades by many people) of interchangeable manufacture.^[1]