Charles Ragon de Bange

Charles Ragon de Bange
Charles Ragon de Bange.
Born17 October 1833
Died9 July 1914(1914-07-09) (aged 80)
AllegianceFrance
BranchFrench Army (Artillery)
RankColonel

Charles Ragon de Bange (17 October 1833 – 9 July 1914) was a French artillery officer and Polytechnician. He invented the first effective obturator system for breech-loading artillery, which remains in use. He also designed a system of field guns of various calibers which served the French Army well into World War I: the Système de Bange.

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