George Koehler
Artist, Army and Engineer
Died when: 42 years 349 days (515 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
George Frederick Koehler (14 January 1758 – 29 December 1800) was a British artist, soldier and engineer.He is known for creating a gun that recoiled allowing it to fire down the side of a mountain without sending the gun carriage flying into the air.
The Koehler Depressing Carriage is still commemorated today in Gibraltar where it was an important defence during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
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