The Veuglaire (derived from the German Vogler and Vogelfänger, and the Flemish Vogheler, after a gun manufacturer named Vögler. English: Fowler)Science and civilisation in China Joseph Needham p. 366 was a wrought iron cannon,An Illustrated History of Arms and Armour Auguste Demmin, CC Black p. 497 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.John A. Wagner, Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War p. 34 The Veuglaires were usually breech-loading, and therefore used a separate "powder chamber" (boîte à poudre) in which powder and ball were located upon loading,A History of Firearms W. Y. Carman p. 76The artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477 Robert Douglas Smith, Kelly DeVries p. 234 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.Gunpowder, explosives and the state Brenda J. Buchanan, p. 256 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 and arquebus.The Coming of the Ages of Steel p. 66
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See also Artillery of France in the Middle Ages