 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva yaNapoleon, zvombo zvehondo zvakava chimwe chezvinhu zvikuru zvitatu zvehondo, pamwe chete neuto revarwi nevapfuuri vemabhiza. Pfuti dzomumunda dzakakunda muhondo dzakawanda. Muna 1800 mauto eFrance akashandisa zvombo zvehondo zvinenge zviviri pamasoja 1.000. Nhamba yacho yakawedzera kusvika kumapfuti mashanu pavanhu 1 000 muna 1812 sezvo unhu hwevarwi vaifamba netsoka hwakaderera. Pasi paNapoleon mabhatiri aiwanzobatanidza zvidimbu zvisere uye 4-pounder yaiwanzoshandiswa muvarindi vepamberi, zvikamu zvechikamu uye mabhatiri emabhiza emabhiza. Kazhinji kazhinji, mabhatiri aiumbwa nezvombo zvitanhatu nezvombo zviviri. Pakutanga kweHondo yeFrance yeChimurenga, mauto ose akabatanidza zvombo zve3- ne4-pounder zvakananga kuzvikamu zvevarwi. Dzaifanira kubatirwa navarwi vakadzidziswa asi chaizvoizvo dzaiwanzoshandwa navarwi vaifamba netsoka vaitorwa mumapoka. Battalion rimwe nerimwe raiva nemapfuti maviri e4-pounder akasungirirwa kwariri uye pfuti dzacho dzaiwanzonzi zvidimbu zvebattalion. Pamwe nemhaka yokushayikwa kwezvombo zvebasa, Napoleon akabvisa zvikamu zvebhotani kubva kumabhotani ehondo ndokuzvibatanidza kuva mabhatiri. Pashure pokukundwa kwake paHondo yeAspern-Esslingmuna 1809, Napoleon akachinja mutemo uyu ndokurongedzazve mauto ake epasi nezvombo zvebhotani. 