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  • Congreve rocket
  • Type of artillery missile

    The Congreve rocket was a type of rocket artillery designed by British inventor Sir William Congreve in 1808. The design was based upon the rockets deployed

    Congreve rocket

    Congreve rocket

    Congreve_rocket

  • Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
  • British politician (1772–1828)

    of rocket artillery, he was renowned for his development and use of Congreve rockets during the Napoleonic Wars. His adaptation of Mysorean rocket technology

    Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet

    Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet

    Sir_William_Congreve,_2nd_Baronet

  • History of rockets
  • First rockets

    advance European rocketry with the development of the Congreve rocket in 1805 (Tipu Sultan rockets) during the mid 18th century, and were later modified

    History of rockets

    History of rockets

    History_of_rockets

  • Rocket launcher
  • Portable device that propels unguided rockets

    arrow-mounted rocket motors and organized multi-tube launchers, and the technology later spread worldwide, producing forms such as the Congreve rockets used in

    Rocket launcher

    Rocket launcher

    Rocket_launcher

  • Mysorean rockets
  • Early modern Indian artillery weapon

    advance European rocketry with the development of the Congreve rocket in 1805. There was a regular rocket corps in the Mysore Army, beginning with about 1

    Mysorean rockets

    Mysorean_rockets

  • Rocket artillery
  • Class of rockets used as artillery

    the rockets than from the shells or any other weapon used by the enemy". "In at least one instance", an eyewitness told Congreve, "a single rocket had

    Rocket artillery

    Rocket artillery

    Rocket_artillery

  • William Hale (British inventor)
  • British inventor and rocket pioneer (1797–1870)

    2004. In 1844, Hale patented a new form of rotary rocket that improved on the earlier Congreve rocket design. Hale removed the guidestick from the design

    William Hale (British inventor)

    William Hale (British inventor)

    William_Hale_(British_inventor)

  • Congreve
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    racehorse who sired Kayak II Congreve, Penkridge, a manor house and its former land in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England Congreve rocket, military weapon developed

    Congreve

    Congreve

  • Kingdom of Mysore
  • Monarchy in India (1399–1947)

    the capture of the Mysore iron rockets, they were influential in British rocket development, inspiring the Congreve rocket, which was soon put into use

    Kingdom of Mysore

    Kingdom of Mysore

    Kingdom_of_Mysore

  • Multiple rocket launcher
  • Rocket artillery system with multiple launchers

    single-launch rockets prior to World War II. Napoleonic armies of both sides followed the British adoption of Mysorean rockets as the Congreve rocket. These

    Multiple rocket launcher

    Multiple rocket launcher

    Multiple_rocket_launcher

  • Rocket
  • Vehicle propelled by ejection of gases

    Congreve rocket was a British weapon designed and developed by Sir William Congreve in 1804. This rocket was based directly on the Mysorean rockets,

    Rocket

    Rocket

    Rocket

  • Solid-propellant rocket
  • Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants

    the Congreve rocket in 1804. In 1921 the Soviet research and development laboratory Gas Dynamics Laboratory began developing solid-propellant rockets, which

    Solid-propellant rocket

    Solid-propellant rocket

    Solid-propellant_rocket

  • Rocketeer
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    artillery 1st Rocketeer Corps of Poland, who operated the Congreve rocket A person who rides rockets, an astronaut A person who operates model rockets A person

    Rocketeer

    Rocketeer

  • Rocket (weapon)
  • Weapon utilizing a self-contained rocket engine to propel itself to its target

    later models and improvements were known as the Congreve rocket and used in the Napoleonic Wars. Rockets have been used as an artillery weapon for centuries

    Rocket (weapon)

    Rocket (weapon)

    Rocket_(weapon)

  • Battle of Isandlwana
  • 1879 Anglo-Zulu War battle

    a detachment of artillery consisting of six field guns and several Congreve rockets. Adding on wagon drivers, camp followers and servants, there were around

    Battle of Isandlwana

    Battle of Isandlwana

    Battle_of_Isandlwana

  • Congreve (surname)
  • Surname list

    production Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772–1828), creator of the Congreve rocket This page lists people with the surname Congreve. If an internal link

    Congreve (surname)

    Congreve_(surname)

  • Anglo-Mysore wars
  • 1747-1799 armed conflicts in India

    of a number of Mysorean iron rockets, they were influential in British rocket development, inspiring the Congreve rocket, which was soon put into use

    Anglo-Mysore wars

    Anglo-Mysore wars

    Anglo-Mysore_wars

  • The Terror (TV series)
  • American television series

    abducting Goodsir along the way. Fitzjames wounds the Tuunbaq with a Congreve rocket, while an escaping Tozer witnesses it consume Collins's soul. 9 9 "The

    The Terror (TV series)

    The_Terror_(TV_series)

  • Timeline of rocket and missile technology
  • develops and uses iron rockets against the British Army (see Mysorean rockets). 1801 - The British Army develops the Congreve rocket based on weapons used

    Timeline of rocket and missile technology

    Timeline of rocket and missile technology

    Timeline_of_rocket_and_missile_technology

  • Congreve baronets of Walton (1812)
  • William, the second Baronet, who gained fame as the inventor of the Congreve rocket. The title is presumed to have become extinct on the death of the 3rd

    Congreve baronets of Walton (1812)

    Congreve baronets of Walton (1812)

    Congreve_baronets_of_Walton_(1812)

  • Missile
  • Self-propelled guided weapon system

    Congreve rocket and used in the Napoleonic Wars. In the early 20th century, American Robert Goddard and German Hermann Oberth developed early rockets

    Missile

    Missile

    Missile

  • Hyder Ali
  • Sultan of Mysore from 1761 to 1782

    once. Rockets developed by Hyder and Tipu led to a renaissance of interest in the technology in Britain, where William Congreve, supplied with rocket cases

    Hyder Ali

    Hyder Ali

    Hyder_Ali

  • Gunpowder
  • Type of firearm propellant

    Mysorean rockets at their British opponents effectively, defeating them on various occasions. The Mysorean rockets inspired the development of the Congreve rocket

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder

  • Sultanate of Mysore
  • State in southern India (1761–1799)

    later studied captured rockets following the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), influencing the development of the Congreve rocket system. Tipu Sultan corresponded

    Sultanate of Mysore

    Sultanate of Mysore

    Sultanate_of_Mysore

  • Sir William Augustus Congreve, 3rd Baronet
  • English baronet (1825–1887)

    the age of three following the death of his father, the rocket inventor Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet. He emigrated to the colonies in 1847 and lived

    Sir William Augustus Congreve, 3rd Baronet

    Sir_William_Augustus_Congreve,_3rd_Baronet

  • The Star-Spangled Banner
  • National anthem of the United States

    by 25 feet (5.2 by 7.6 m)) continued to fly, but once the bomb and Congreve rocket barrage had stopped, he would not know how the battle had turned out

    The Star-Spangled Banner

    The Star-Spangled Banner

    The_Star-Spangled_Banner

  • HMS Erebus (1807)
  • Sloop of the Royal Navy

    rocket vessel to fire Congreve rockets. While serving off America, Erebus participated in the sack of Alexandria, Virginia, and launched the rockets that

    HMS Erebus (1807)

    HMS Erebus (1807)

    HMS_Erebus_(1807)

  • Battle of Pollilur (1780)
  • Battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War

    the capture of the Mysore iron rockets, they were influential in British rocket development, inspiring the Congreve rocket, which was soon put into use

    Battle of Pollilur (1780)

    Battle of Pollilur (1780)

    Battle_of_Pollilur_(1780)

  • Battle of Lundy's Lane
  • 1814 battle of the War of 1812

    (two 24-pounder and two 6-pounder guns, one 5.5-inch howitzer and a Congreve rocket detachment) were massed in a cemetery at the highest point of the battlefield

    Battle of Lundy's Lane

    Battle of Lundy's Lane

    Battle_of_Lundy's_Lane

  • Nemesis (1839 ship)
  • First British ocean-going iron warship

    8 m) Propulsion Twin 60 horsepower George Forrester & Co. steam engines Armament 2 × 32-pounder + 4 × 6-pounder guns, + 1 × Congreve rocket launcher

    Nemesis (1839 ship)

    Nemesis (1839 ship)

    Nemesis_(1839_ship)

  • Rocket mail
  • Mail delivery by rockets or missiles

    19th century, Congreve rockets were used to deliver mail in Tonga, but the missiles were unreliable. Hermann Oberth suggested using rockets for mail in

    Rocket mail

    Rocket mail

    Rocket_mail

  • British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
  • recruits), good training, strong weaponry (such as the Baker rifle or the Congreve rocket), many skilled commanders, and appropriate tactics. The army did not

    British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

    British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

    British_Army_during_the_French_Revolutionary_and_Napoleonic_Wars

  • Rocket vessel
  • Type of nautical vessel

    had been fitted to throw rockets: two hired armed cutters King George and Nimrod, and the schooner Whiting. The Congreve rockets of this period were highly

    Rocket vessel

    Rocket vessel

    Rocket_vessel

  • Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet
  • British Army general

    eldest son, William Congreve, invented the Congreve Rocket. His second wife, Julia-Elizabeth Eyre, died aged 78 in 1831. Congreve resided at Clockhouse

    Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet

    Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet

    Sir_William_Congreve,_1st_Baronet

  • Congreve baronets
  • Index of articles associated with the same name

    Congreve, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. Congreve baronets of Walton (1812) Congreve baronets of Congreve (1927):

    Congreve baronets

    Congreve baronets

    Congreve_baronets

  • List of British innovations and discoveries
  • rockets, improved version of the Congreve rocket design that introduced Thrust vectoring – William Hale SABRE engine- The first hypersonic jet/rocket

    List of British innovations and discoveries

    List of British innovations and discoveries

    List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries

  • Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)
  • Battle on 30 March 1814 during the War of 1812

    around the area. The British garrison fired back with their Congreve rockets. Although the rockets were inaccurate, they caused several American casualties

    Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)

    Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)

    Battle_of_Lacolle_Mills_(1814)

  • Battle of Plattsburgh
  • 1814 battle during the War of 1812

    three 24-pounder naval carronades mounted on field carriages, and a Congreve rocket detachment. The force numbered 11,000 in total. However, some units

    Battle of Plattsburgh

    Battle of Plattsburgh

    Battle_of_Plattsburgh

  • List of military rockets
  • is a list of unguided rockets and missiles used for military purposes. List of missiles "McDonnell Douglas Air-2A Genie Rocket." National Museum of the

    List of military rockets

    List_of_military_rockets

  • Royal Artillery
  • Artillery arm of the British Army

    of the Congreve rocket; based on an existing Indian design, these were the first solid-fuel projectiles used by the British army and two rocket troops

    Royal Artillery

    Royal Artillery

    Royal_Artillery

  • Tipu Sultan
  • Sultan of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

    captured a number of the Mysorean rockets. These became influential in British rocket development, inspiring the Congreve rocket, which was soon put into use

    Tipu Sultan

    Tipu Sultan

    Tipu_Sultan

  • 1840 Fiji expedition
  • 1840 American research expedition

    forward mounted blunderbusses, and a number of them were furnished with congreve rocket artillery frames.Wilkes believed he was going to lose at least two

    1840 Fiji expedition

    1840 Fiji expedition

    1840_Fiji_expedition

  • Sharpe's Enemy
  • 1984 historical novel by Bernard Cornwell

    in the South Essex Light Company Captain Gilliand: Commander of the Congreve Rocket Troop Captain Cross: Captain in the 60th Royal Americans, junior to

    Sharpe's Enemy

    Sharpe's_Enemy

  • MGR-1 Honest John
  • Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface rocket

    them in exercises. 1SSM was authorized to wear the black scarf of the Congreve rocket gunners. Canada disbanded the Honest John batteries in mid-1970 without

    MGR-1 Honest John

    MGR-1 Honest John

    MGR-1_Honest_John

  • List of inventors
  • (1814–1862), U.S. – Revolver development Sir William Congreve (1772–1828), UK – Congreve rocket George Constantinescu (1881–1965), Romania – creator of

    List of inventors

    List_of_inventors

  • Battle of Pered
  • 1849 battle in the Hungarian War of Independence

    infantry battalions, 2 Honvéd battalions, 6 six-puonder cannons, 4 Congreve rocket launching racks; Pikéty division: 2. hussar regiment, 4 companies of

    Battle of Pered

    Battle of Pered

    Battle_of_Pered

  • Battle of Pákozd
  • Battle during Hungarian Revolution of 1848

    They shot on the soldiers also with Congreve rockets. At the same time, Móga's war report highlights the intense rocket fire of the enemy on the center of

    Battle of Pákozd

    Battle of Pákozd

    Battle_of_Pákozd

  • Battle of Győr (1849)
  • Battle of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848–1849

    cannons Weissel column: 1 grenadier battalion, 1 sapper battalion, 4 Congreve rocket launching racks Berzsenyi cavalry division: 4. Hussar regiment, 5.

    Battle of Győr (1849)

    Battle of Győr (1849)

    Battle_of_Győr_(1849)

  • Shoulder-fired missile
  • Weapon systems usable by a single person

    fixed-wing aircraft. Rocket-based weapons have a long history, from the black powder fire arrows used by the ancient Chinese to the Congreve rocket referenced in

    Shoulder-fired missile

    Shoulder-fired missile

    Shoulder-fired_missile

  • Battle of Bladensburg
  • 1814 battle of the War of 1812

    recruited black refugees from slavery, a Congreve rocket detachment from the Royal Marines battalion, a similar rocket detachment commanded by Captain Deacon

    Battle of Bladensburg

    Battle of Bladensburg

    Battle_of_Bladensburg

  • List of English inventions and discoveries
  • developed by Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842). 1804: The Congreve rocket, a weapon, invented by Sir William Congreve (1772–1828). 1830s: The safety fuse invented

    List of English inventions and discoveries

    List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries

  • Battle of Leipzig
  • 1813 battle of the Napoleonic Wars

    also had under their command a company of the British Rocket Brigade armed with Congreve rockets, led by Captain Richard Bogue. Despite being outnumbered

    Battle of Leipzig

    Battle of Leipzig

    Battle_of_Leipzig

  • Battle of Trafalgar order of battle
  • sail up to the entrance to the harbour and saturate it with the new Congreve Rocket, setting the enemy ships on fire. That is exactly what Villeneuve was

    Battle of Trafalgar order of battle

    Battle of Trafalgar order of battle

    Battle_of_Trafalgar_order_of_battle

  • List of inventions named after people
  • Colt revolver – Samuel Colt Coffey still – Aeneas Coffey Congreve rocket – Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet Crompton's mule – Samuel Crompton Crookes tube

    List of inventions named after people

    List_of_inventions_named_after_people

  • Artillery
  • Long-ranged guns for land warfare

    yards) developed rockets in numerous sizes with ranges up to 3,000 yards and eventually utilizing iron casing as the Congreve rocket which were used effectively

    Artillery

    Artillery

    Artillery

  • Carcass (projectile)
  • Early form of incendiary bomb or shell

    shell shattered, spreading its incendiary filling around the target. Congreve rockets were also sometimes fitted with carcass heads. They were named carcass

    Carcass (projectile)

    Carcass (projectile)

    Carcass_(projectile)

  • Guided missiles of India
  • Overview of Indian missile systems

    Company exposed British to the technology leading to development of Congreve rockets and introduction of rocketry in Europe. Research in missile technology

    Guided missiles of India

    Guided_missiles_of_India

  • Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
  • 1798–99 conflict in the Kingdom of Mysore

    sufficiently impressive to inspire William Congreve to develop the Congreve rockets for Napoleonic Wars. During the war, rockets were used on several occasions.

    Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

    Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

    Fourth_Anglo-Mysore_War

  • Hōne Heke
  • New Zealand Māori chief (died 1850)

    Congreve rocket unit, under the command of Lt Col William Hulme. The British troops had no heavy guns but they had brought with them a dozen Congreve

    Hōne Heke

    Hōne Heke

    Hōne_Heke

  • Battle of Malolo
  • Punitive expeditions in the United States

    before a Congreve rocket hit the top of a dry roof and caught fire. A native warrior got on to of the roof in an effort to remove the rocket before the

    Battle of Malolo

    Battle of Malolo

    Battle_of_Malolo

  • Grande Armée
  • Field army of the French Imperial Army

    types of artillery projectiles. For example, the Congreve rocket, inspired from the Mysorean rocket artillery, or the shrapnel shell, which combined the

    Grande Armée

    Grande_Armée

  • First Opium War
  • 1839–1842 war between the United Kingdom and China

    [page needed] A Royal Navy steamship destroying a Chinese junk with a Congreve rocket. Lightly armoured Chinese warships were decimated by heavy guns and

    First Opium War

    First Opium War

    First_Opium_War

  • Royal Arsenal
  • Public community common, and housing, formerly a Military owned site

    manufacture. One example was the innovative Congreve Rocket, designed and (from 1805) manufactured on site by William Congreve (son of the Comptroller of the Royal

    Royal Arsenal

    Royal Arsenal

    Royal_Arsenal

  • Battle of Riachuelo
  • 1865 battle of the Paraguayan War

    cannon-carrying barges, totaling 44 guns, as well as 22 guns and two Congreve rocket batteries from troops on the river bank attacked the Brazilian squadron

    Battle of Riachuelo

    Battle of Riachuelo

    Battle_of_Riachuelo

  • Fathul Mujahidin
  • Army rules

    battles at Seringapatam in 1792 and 1799 these rockets were used against the British. Congreve rocket Hyder Ali Tipu Sultan Mughal weapons Hosain, Hidayat

    Fathul Mujahidin

    Fathul Mujahidin

    Fathul_Mujahidin

  • Osei Yaw Akoto
  • Asantehene of Asanteman

    sufficient preparation, and for the first time the British were using Congreve rockets as weapons. In 1831, the Ashantis, in a treaty with British Governor

    Osei Yaw Akoto

    Osei_Yaw_Akoto

  • Coalition forces of the Napoleonic Wars
  • European states opposing Napoleon I

    the Congreve rocket, which was intended to shoot a barrage of 12-pounder explosives in the general direction of the enemy. Unfortunately, the rockets were

    Coalition forces of the Napoleonic Wars

    Coalition forces of the Napoleonic Wars

    Coalition_forces_of_the_Napoleonic_Wars

  • Flagstaff War
  • 1845–46 British-Māori war in New Zealand

    heavy guns, but they had brought with them a dozen Congreve rockets. The Māori had never seen rockets used and were anticipating a formidable display. The

    Flagstaff War

    Flagstaff War

    Flagstaff_War

  • Battle of Warsaw (1831)
  • Russian victory in the November Uprising

    The artillery included 228 pieces of artillery of all types and 21 Congreve rocket batteries, manned by 4554 soldiers of the regular army and 200 members

    Battle of Warsaw (1831)

    Battle of Warsaw (1831)

    Battle_of_Warsaw_(1831)

  • Early thermal weapons
  • Weapons during the classical and medieval periods that used heat or burning for damage

    was improved by the 19th century; one example was the incendiary Congreve rocket, which had a tail, a fuse, and a powder charge (saltpetre, sulfur and

    Early thermal weapons

    Early thermal weapons

    Early_thermal_weapons

  • Battle of Tuyutí
  • Part of the Paraguayan War

    November 1867. The Paraguayans attacked in three columns at 11:55 after a Congreve rocket signaled the attack. General Vicente Barrios, with 8,000 infantry and

    Battle of Tuyutí

    Battle of Tuyutí

    Battle_of_Tuyutí

  • Burning of Solevu and Tye
  • forward mounted blunderbusses, and a number of them were furnished with congreve rocket artillery frames. Wilkes' flotilla arrived in the afternoon at low

    Burning of Solevu and Tye

    Burning_of_Solevu_and_Tye

  • Battle of Debrecen (1849)
  • Colonel János Korponay had in total 12,124 soldiers, 43 cannons, and 4 Congreve rockets. Its important to mention that the bulk of Korponay's division was

    Battle of Debrecen (1849)

    Battle of Debrecen (1849)

    Battle_of_Debrecen_(1849)

  • Christopher Brandon (police officer)
  • 'Conductor of Rockets' in the ship-based Rocket Brigade aboard the HMS Prince Regent while attacking Lisbon. He commanded several Congreve rocket barrages

    Christopher Brandon (police officer)

    Christopher Brandon (police officer)

    Christopher_Brandon_(police_officer)

  • River Lea
  • River in the south east of England

    now a housing development known as Enfield Island Village) and the Congreve Rocket Factory on the site of Stratford Langthorne Abbey. The river Lea formed

    River Lea

    River Lea

    River_Lea

  • Battle of Kassa (1849)
  • hill 2 Company of Archduke Wilhelm's Regiment was deployed with a Congreve rocket battery, and to the right of it, as far as the road to Szepes, 2 companies

    Battle of Kassa (1849)

    Battle of Kassa (1849)

    Battle_of_Kassa_(1849)

  • Battle of Ihász
  • Battle of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848–1849

    for traction, 8 cannons; 1 Congreve rocket battery = 34 soldiers, 3 horses with saddles, 30 horses for traction, 2 rocket launching racks; 2. Auxiliary

    Battle of Ihász

    Battle_of_Ihász

  • Matchgirls' strike
  • 1888 labour dispute in the UK

    Wilson Youth activism The matches were named congreves after Sir William Congreve, the inventor of Congreve rockets. The Fifth Report from the Select Committee

    Matchgirls' strike

    Matchgirls' strike

    Matchgirls'_strike

  • Third Battle of Komárom (1849)
  • hold the defensive positions in and around Csém, and sending the 18. Congreve rocket- and the 10. twelve-pounder battery to reinforce them. The presence

    Third Battle of Komárom (1849)

    Third Battle of Komárom (1849)

    Third_Battle_of_Komárom_(1849)

  • Second Battle of Chuenpi
  • 1841 battle of the First Opium War

    The ship fired a Congreve rocket that struck a junk near the admiral, which a British officer described as follows: The very first rocket fired from the

    Second Battle of Chuenpi

    Second Battle of Chuenpi

    Second_Battle_of_Chuenpi

  • Battle of Cook's Mills
  • 1814 battle of the War of 1812

    flank companies of the 104th Regiment, with a 6-pounder gun and a Congreve rocket detachment) under Colonel Christopher Myers to reconnoitre the American

    Battle of Cook's Mills

    Battle of Cook's Mills

    Battle_of_Cook's_Mills

  • Battle of Isaszeg (1849)
  • 1849 battle of the Hungarian War of Independence

    the corps: Schlik six-pounder infantry battery, 11. Congreve rockets battery, 12. Congreve rockets half battery. ≈11,000 soldiers (62 infantry companies

    Battle of Isaszeg (1849)

    Battle of Isaszeg (1849)

    Battle_of_Isaszeg_(1849)

  • Battle of Ruapekapeka
  • 1845–46 New Zealand engagement between British and Ngāpuhi

    four 5½" brass Mann mortars designed for New Zealand service, and two Congreve rocket-tubes—24-pounder and 12-pounder. Despard reported the positions of

    Battle of Ruapekapeka

    Battle of Ruapekapeka

    Battle_of_Ruapekapeka

  • Rocket (firework)
  • Pyrotechnic firework

    imperialistic wars, Colonel Congreve, developed his famed rockets, which travel range distances of four miles. The "rockets' red glare" in the American

    Rocket (firework)

    Rocket (firework)

    Rocket_(firework)

  • Siege of Veracruz
  • 1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

    The Naval battery's heavy cannonballs easily broke the coral walls. Congreve rockets were fired into the defenses and the combined fire forced the abandonment

    Siege of Veracruz

    Siege of Veracruz

    Siege_of_Veracruz

  • Naval warfare during the War of 1812
  • Congreve rockets bombarded Fort McHenry for over twenty-four hours in an effort to force entry into Baltimore Harbour. HMS Erebus fired the congreve rockets

    Naval warfare during the War of 1812

    Naval_warfare_during_the_War_of_1812

  • Timeline of the gunpowder age
  • Mysorean rocket as a flag staff Illustration of Mysorean rockets used by the troops of Tipu Sultan Major developments: Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet

    Timeline of the gunpowder age

    Timeline of the gunpowder age

    Timeline_of_the_gunpowder_age

  • Flintlock mechanism
  • Ignition system for early firearms

    were detonated by flintlocks. Flintlocks were also used to launch Congreve rockets. A flintlock tinder lighter, or tinder pistol, was a device that saw

    Flintlock mechanism

    Flintlock mechanism

    Flintlock_mechanism

  • Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
  • Battle of the Napoleonic Wars

    Munch-Petersen 2007, pp. 215–216. Congreve, William (1810), A concise account of the origin and progress of the Rocket System, London: Whiting Fortsecue

    Battle of Copenhagen (1807)

    Battle of Copenhagen (1807)

    Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1807)

  • Battle of Puketutu
  • 1845 battle in the Flagstaff War

    26 Royal Marines. The naval contingent, which included a battery of Congreve rockets with eight seamen commanded by Lieutenant Egerton, was led by Commander

    Battle of Puketutu

    Battle of Puketutu

    Battle_of_Puketutu

  • Battle of Hatvan
  • the corps: Schlik six-pounder infantry battery, 11. Congreve rockets battery, 12. Congreve rockets half battery. On the day before the battle the positions

    Battle of Hatvan

    Battle of Hatvan

    Battle_of_Hatvan

  • Second Battle of Szolnok
  • Battle during Hungarian Revolution of 1848

    and 7th Infantry Regiments, 3 Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 16th Congreve Rocket Battery, 5th Cavalry Battery, and 1st Twelve Pounder Battery. The Imperial

    Second Battle of Szolnok

    Second Battle of Szolnok

    Second_Battle_of_Szolnok

  • Battles of the Loxahatchee
  • Battle of Second Seminole War

    Seminole position, with support fire from cannons and Congreve rockets. The heavy cannon and rocket fire made the Seminoles fall back across the Loxahatchee

    Battles of the Loxahatchee

    Battles of the Loxahatchee

    Battles_of_the_Loxahatchee

  • Daniel Carmick
  • US Marine Corps officer (1773–1816)

    horseback to deliver an order to Major Plauché during the battle when a congreve rocket struck him. His horse was 'blown to pieces' and he was severely injured

    Daniel Carmick

    Daniel Carmick

    Daniel_Carmick

  • Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire
  • Village in Staffordshire, England

    Farm, Congreve House was named after Thomas Congreve (1714-1777). His son, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, invented the Congreve Rocket. Congreve rockets

    Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire

    Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire

    Walton-on-the-Hill,_Staffordshire

  • Anglo-Bruneian War
  • British war in Borneo

    Army With the Royal Navy deploying six to nine ships, equipped with congreve rockets and modern cannons. The Sarawakian soldiers, local followers and retinues

    Anglo-Bruneian War

    Anglo-Bruneian War

    Anglo-Bruneian_War

  • Battle of the Basque Roads
  • 1809 naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars

    HMS Aetna, equipped with a heavy mortar, arrived with William Congreve, inventor of a rocket artillery system which was to be used in the attack. It was

    Battle of the Basque Roads

    Battle of the Basque Roads

    Battle_of_the_Basque_Roads

  • Battle of Cibakháza
  • Battle in the Hungarian War of Independence 1848-1849

    Cuirassiers. The imperials then started to shoot at Cibakháza with Congreve rockets, setting fire to several houses. The National Guardsmen and the companies

    Battle of Cibakháza

    Battle_of_Cibakháza

  • Battle of Csorna
  • cannons; - 1/3 Congreve rocket battery = 24 soldiers, 26 horses, 2 rocket launching racks; Total: 2690 soldiers, 606 horses, 6 cannons, 2 rocket launching

    Battle of Csorna

    Battle of Csorna

    Battle_of_Csorna

  • First Battle of Szolnok
  • Battle during Hungarian Revolution of 1848

    of two cavalry regiments of cuirassiers, a cavalry battery, and a Congreve rocket battery, was detached from Lieutenant General Josip Jelačić's corps

    First Battle of Szolnok

    First Battle of Szolnok

    First_Battle_of_Szolnok

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  • Sumood
  • Girl/Female

    Arabic, Hebrew

    Sumood

    Rocket

    Sumood

  • Hancock
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Hancock

    English : from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke).Dutch : from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle’, ‘periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.

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  • Clay
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    English

    Clay

    English : from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman).Americanized spelling of German Klee.The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.

    Clay

  • Cosgrave
  • Surname or Lastname

    English and Irish

    Cosgrave

    English and Irish : variant of Cosgrove.

    Cosgrave

  • Cosgrove
  • Boy/Male

    Irish

    Cosgrove

    Triumphant.

    Cosgrove

  • Frye
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    English

    Frye

    English : variant spelling of Fry.North German : variant of Frey.Joseph Frye (1711/12–94) was a military officer from Andover, MA, where the family had long been of local prominence. In 1762, he was granted a township in ME, later named Fryeburg after him, and moved his family there. His great-great-grandson William Pierce Frye was born in Lewiston, ME, and served in Congress, first as a member of the House of Representatives and then the Senate from 1871 until his death in 1911.

    Frye

  • Colgrove
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    English

    Colgrove

    English : probably a variant of Colgrave, which appears to be a topographic name from Middle English cole ‘coal’ + grave ‘pit’, ‘grave’ (Old English col + græf), or perhaps a habitational name from a lost place so named.Probably an Americanized form of German Kohlgrube (see Colegrove).

    Colgrove

  • Crane
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    English

    Crane

    English : nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran ‘crane’ (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century.Dutch : variant spelling of Krane.English translation of German Krahn or Kranich.The American writer Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was named for a NJ ancestor who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was descended from a Stephen Crane who, coming probably from England or Wales, settled at Elizabethtown, NJ, as early as 1665.

    Crane

  • Cosgrove
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Cosgrove

    English : habitational name from Cosgrove in Northamptonshire, named with an Old English personal name Cōf + Old English grāf ‘grove’, ‘thicket’.Irish : surname adopted from English by bearers of the Gaelic name Ó Coscraigh ‘descendant of Coscrach’, a byname meaning ‘victorious’, ‘triumphant’ (from coscur ‘victory’, ‘triumph’).

    Cosgrove

  • Gaines
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (of Norman origin)

    Gaines

    English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a crafty or ingenious person, from a reduced form of Old French engaine ‘ingenuity’, ‘trickery’ (Latin ingenium ‘native wit’). The word was also used in a concrete sense of a stratagem or device, particularly a trap.This surname has also assimilated reduced variants of Welsh Gurganus.

    Gaines

  • Cosgrave
  • Boy/Male

    Irish

    Cosgrave

    Triumphant.

    Cosgrave

  • Grist
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Grist

    English : of uncertain origin. It may be an occupational nickname for a miller, from the Middle English abstract noun grist ‘grinding’, Old English grist, a derivative of grindan (see Grinder). The word was not used in the concrete sense of grain to be ground until the 15th century.

    Grist

  • Mifflin
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    English

    Mifflin

    English : unexplained.John Mifflin (born 1640) came to Delaware from Warminster, Wiltshire, England, in the 1670s. He is probably the same person as the John Mifflin, a Quaker, who built his home, ‘Fountain Green’, in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, in 1679. His fourth-generation descendant Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800) was a member of the Continental Congress, a revolutionary soldier, and governor of PA.

    Mifflin

  • Drury
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (Norman) and French

    Drury

    English (Norman) and French : nickname from Old French druerie ‘love’, ‘friendship’, a derivative of dru ‘lover’, ‘friend’ (see Drew 3). In Middle English the word also had the concrete meanings ‘love affair’, ‘love token’, ‘sweetheart’.English (Norman) and French : from a Germanic personal name composed of Old High German triuwa ‘truth’, ‘trust’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.Irish (County Roscommon) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Mac an Druaidh ‘son of the druid’. Compare Drew 6.

    Drury

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  • Congree
  • v. i.

    To agree.

  • Congresses
  • pl.

    of Congress

  • Concretively
  • adv.

    In a concrete manner.

  • Ingeniate
  • v. t. & i.

    To invent; to contrive.

  • Concreted
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Concrete

  • Concrete
  • v. t.

    To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.

  • Conserve
  • v. t.

    To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.

  • Inconcrete
  • a.

    Not concrete.

  • Concretely
  • adv.

    In a concrete manner.

  • Concreting
  • p. pr & vb. n.

    of Concrete

  • Contriving
  • p. pr. & vb. n.

    of Contrive

  • Concrete
  • n.

    A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

  • Conserved
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Conserve

  • Contrived
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Contrive

  • Conserving
  • p. pr. & vb. n.

    of Conserve

  • Conservational
  • a.

    Tending to conserve; preservative.

  • Cast
  • v. t.

    To contrive; to plan.

  • Forethink
  • v. i.

    To contrive beforehand.

  • Forethink
  • v. t.

    To contrive (something) beforehend.