George Koehler
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.
George Frederick Koehler | |
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George Koehler from The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789 by John Trumbull | |
| Born | 14 January 1758 Woolwich, England |
| Died | 29 December 1800 (aged 42) Jaffa, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | British |
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