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The Canon de 4 de Vallière was a type of cannon designed by the French officer Florent-Jean de Vallière ( 1667-1759) Director-General of the Battalions and Schools of the Artillery.The cannon was a result of the Royal Ordonnance of October 7 1732 edicted to reorganize and standardize the King’s artilleryWhereas numerous formats and designs had been in place in the French army De Vallière standardized the French sizes in artillery pieces by allowing only for the production of 24 12 8 and 4 pound guns mortars of 13 and 9 inches and stone-throwing mortars of 16 inches.
