Shuvalov artillery system
| Shuvalov artillery system | |
|---|---|
Peter Shuvalov is shown with his arm resting on a cannon. | |
| Type | Artillery |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1757–1808 |
| Used by | Russia |
| Wars | Seven Years' War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Peter Shuvalov |
| Designed | 1756 |
The Shuvalov artillery system was a system of artillery and organization introduced by Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov and adopted by the Russian Empire in the mid-18th century. The system was in use during the Seven Years' War and the French Revolutionary Wars and began to be replaced in 1805 during Napoleonic Wars, by the Arakcheyev artillery system. Not only were new cannons manufactured, but a new artillery organization was created and gunners underwent technical training. In addition, Shuvalov introduced a new type of artillery piece: the licorne, a type of gun-howitzer.