At the Battle of Marengo in 1800, Jean Boudet's division had four 4-pounders and four 8-pounders attached to it.
The division of Jacques-Antoine de Chambarlhac de Laubespin had at least one 4-pounder among its five guns.
While the chief of staff Louis-Alexandre Berthier asserted that Gaspard Amédée Gardanne's division was equipped with two captured 3-pounders, Gardanne reported that he had two 4-pounders during the battle.

For the War of the Fourth Coalition in 1806, Napoleon's Grand Army marched to war with the following numbers of 4-pounders in each corps organization.
The Imperial Guard counted 14 4-pounders out of a total of 42 pieces, the III Corps had 11 of 46 guns, V Corps had two of 38 pieces, VI Corps had four of 24 guns and VII Corps had eight of 36 guns.
The I Corps, IV Corps and Reserve Cavalry Corps had no 4-pounders in their artillery batteries; the light cannons being replaced by 6-pounders.

The 4-pounder was still being used during the War of the Fifth Coalition in 1809.
In the II Corps the 4th Company of the 7th Artillery Regiment employed six 4-pounders and two 8-pounders, the 8th Company of the 5th Artillery had six 4-pounders and two 6-inch howitzers and the 5th Company of the 3rd Artillery had two 4-pounders, four 8-pounders and two 5½-inch howitzers.
The first two companies were attached to the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions while the third company formed part of the corps reserve.
In the III Corps, the infantry divisions each had a company of horse artillery attached.
The 1st Division company had four 4-pounders, the 3rd Division company had six 4-pounders and the 4th Division company had two 4-pounders and five 6-pounders.
In the Army of Italy horse artillery companies were organized with four 4-pounders and two 6-inch howitzers.
These companies were attached to the divisions of Jean Mathieu Seras, Jean-Baptiste Broussier, Paul Grenier, Gabriel Barbou des Courières, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc and Emmanuel Grouchy.
Four other divisions had companies armed with 6-pounders.

At the Battle of Talavera in 1809, the British captured 13 and the Spanish captured four French guns from Jean François Leval's division.
The British prizes included four 8-pounders, four 6-pounders, one 4-pounder and two 6-inch howitzers.
The other captured pieces were not recorded.
All but two of the guns were soon recovered by the French at the Battle of Arzobispo.

The light cannon was being used as late as the 1814 Campaign.
Michel Marie Pacthod's National Guard division had two 8-pounders and four 4-pounders attached at the Battle of Montereau on 17–18 February.
A 15 March order of battle shows that in the French Army of the Rhône, the artillery companies of Louis François Félix Musnier's 1st and Alexandre, vicomte Digeon's Cavalry Divisions each included two 8-pounders, two 4-pounders and two 6-inch howitzers.
Claude Joseph Pannetier's 2nd Division artillery company had two 8-pounders and two 4-pounders and Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice's Artillery Reserve consisted of two 8-pounders and four 4-pounders.
At the Battle of Marengo in 1800, Jean Boudet's division had four 4-pounders and four 8-pounders attached to it. The division of Jacques-Antoine de Chambarlhac de Laubespin had at least one 4-pounder among its five guns. While the chief of staff Louis-Alexandre Berthier asserted that Gaspard Amédée Gardanne's division was equipped with two captured 3-pounders, Gardanne reported that he had two 4-pounders during the battle.
For the War of the Fourth Coalition in 1806, Napoleon's Grand Army marched to war with the following numbers of 4-pounders in each corps organization. The Imperial Guard counted 14 4-pounders out of a total of 42 pieces, the III Corps had 11 of 46 guns, V Corps had two of 38 pieces, VI Corps had four of 24 guns and VII Corps had eight of 36 guns. The I Corps, IV Corps and Reserve Cavalry Corps had no 4-pounders in their artillery batteries; the light cannons being replaced by 6-pounders.
The 4-pounder was still being used during the War of the Fifth Coalition in 1809. In the II Corps the 4th Company of the 7th Artillery Regiment employed six 4-pounders and two 8-pounders, the 8th Company of the 5th Artillery had six 4-pounders and two 6-inch howitzers and the 5th Company of the 3rd Artillery had two 4-pounders, four 8-pounders and two 5½-inch howitzers. The first two companies were attached to the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions while the third company formed part of the corps reserve. In the III Corps, the infantry divisions each had a company of horse artillery attached. The 1st Division company had four 4-pounders, the 3rd Division company had six 4-pounders and the 4th Division company had two 4-pounders and five 6-pounders. In the Army of Italy horse artillery companies were organized with four 4-pounders and two 6-inch howitzers. These companies were attached to the divisions of Jean Mathieu Seras, Jean-Baptiste Broussier, Paul Grenier, Gabriel Barbou des Courières, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc and Emmanuel Grouchy. Four other divisions had companies armed with 6-pounders.
At the Battle of Talavera in 1809, the British captured 13 and the Spanish captured four French guns from Jean François Leval's division. The British prizes included four 8-pounders, four 6-pounders, one 4-pounder and two 6-inch howitzers. The other captured pieces were not recorded. All but two of the guns were soon recovered by the French at the Battle of Arzobispo.
The light cannon was being used as late as the 1814 Campaign. Michel Marie Pacthod's National Guard division had two 8-pounders and four 4-pounders attached at the Battle of Montereau on 17–18 February. A 15 March order of battle shows that in the French Army of the Rhône, the artillery companies of Louis François Félix Musnier's 1st and Alexandre, vicomte Digeon's Cavalry Divisions each included two 8-pounders, two 4-pounders and two 6-inch howitzers. Claude Joseph Pannetier's 2nd Division artillery company had two 8-pounders and two 4-pounders and Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice's Artillery Reserve consisted of two 8-pounders and four 4-pounders.
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