French 75
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French 75 or French '75 can be used to refer to:
- The Canon de 75 modèle 1897, an innovative design that introduced, for the first time in field artillery history, a hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism keeping the gun stable during firing and thus permitting high rates of accurate shell delivery. Variants and descendants, in the French Army alone, included among many others :
- A cocktail with gin, champagne and lemon juice.