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The Veuglaire (derived from the German ''Vogler'' and ''Vogelfänger'', and the Flemish ''Vogheler'', after a gun manufacturer named Vögler. English: Fowler) was a 
The ''Veuglaire'' was up to 2 meters (8 feet) long, and weighing from 150 kg to several tonnes, and compares to the '' Crapaudins'' or ''Crapaudaux'', which were shorter (4 to 8 feet) and lighter than the ''Veuglaires''. The ''Veuglaires'' were usually ''The Coming of the Ages of Steel'' p. 66
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cannon
A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder ...
, and part of the artillery of France in the Middle Ages. There, guns were initially called , or .
The ''Veuglaire'' was up to 2 meters (8 feet) long, and weighing from 150 kg to several tonnes, and compares to the '' Crapaudins'' or ''Crapaudaux'', which were shorter (4 to 8 feet) and lighter than the ''Veuglaires''. The ''Veuglaires'' were usually breech-loading
A breechloader is a firearm in which the user loads the ammunition (cartridge or shell) via the rear (breech) end of its barrel, as opposed to a muzzleloader, which loads ammunition via the front ( muzzle).
Modern firearms are generally breech ...
, and therefore used a separate "powder chamber" (''boîte à poudre'') in which powder and ball were located upon loading, and the main body of the cannon was formed of a tube opened at both ends.
''Veuglaires'', together with ''Crapaudins'', were considered medium-sized weapons and tended to have smaller chambers than bombards. They belonged to a category of weapons developed from the late 14th century, which had smaller bore and flatter trajectory. The category includes the '' culverin'', '' curtall'', ''serpentines'', ''falcon
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See also
* Artillery of France in the Middle Ages {{Artillery of France Medieval artillery Artillery of France