The CongreveRocket was a United Kingdom British military weapon designed and developed by William Congreve inventor Sir William Congreve in 1804. The rocket was developed by the British Royal Arsenal .... William Congreve The Indian rocket experiences, including Munro s book of 1789, ref Baker ... Congreve, a single rocket had killed three men and badly wounded others . ref Ley E 1958 Rockets, missiles ... a rocket motor with a strong iron tube with conical nose, weighing about convert 32 lb . Congreve ... that had been in use since the 1830s. Napoleonic Wars File Congreverocket img 2950.jpg thumb Tip of a Congreverocket of the Napoleonic Wars, on display at Paris naval museum The British used ... and then converted to fire Congreve rockets from 21 rocket scuttles installed in her broadside. There is no indication ... of the Rocket System , by William Congreve, son of the arsenal s commandant, was published in 1807. ref DNB Cite wstitle Congreve, William 1772 1828 ref In 1814, Congreve published The details of the rocket ... of Application of the CongreveRocket System . London Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green ... DEFAULTSORT CongreveRocket Category Rocket artillery Category English inventions Category Military ... were sent to England, and from 1801, William Congreve set on a research and development programme .... The rockets were used effectively during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 . Image Congreve rockets.gif thumb Congreve rockets from Congreve s original work Early Indian rockets A military tactic developed by Tipu Sultan and his father, Hyder Ali , was the use of mass attacks with rocket ... in which 200 rocket men were prescribed to each Mysorean rocket artillery brigade known as Cushoon ... Philipoteaux.jpg 250px thumb Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan organized Rocket artillery brigades, or Cushoons , against the British East India Company during the Anglo Mysore Wars . The rocket ... of the target. In addition, wheeled rocket launchers capable of launching five to ten ... more details
Congreve may refer to Congreve crater , a lunar crater Congreve horse , an Argentine thoroughbred racehorse who sired Kayak II Galfred Congreve b. 1850 , Scottish amateur international footballer Walter Norris Congreve , Governor of Malta from 1924 to 1926 Richard Congreve 1818 1899 , English philosopher William Congreve 1670 1729 , English playwright Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet 1772 1828 , creator of the Congreverocket William La Touche Congreve 1891 1916 disamb Category Surnames de Congreve it Congreve ru sv Congreve olika betydelser ... more details
File Sir William Congreve.jpg thumb right 200px Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet . File Penkridge St Michael Congreve memorial.jpg thumb 200px Memorial to Sir Geoffrey Congreve, the sole baronet of the second creation. South nave aisle of St. Michael and All Hallows church, Penkridge , Staffordshire. There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Congreve , both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . Both creations are extinct. The Congreve Baronetcy , of Walton in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 December 1812 for Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet William Congreve , best remembered for his innovations in the production of gunpower. He was succeeded by his son, William, the second Baronet, who gained fame as the inventor of the Congreverocket . The title is presumed to have become extinct on the death of the third Baronet some time around 1887. The Congreve Baronetcy , of Congreve in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 June 1927 for Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Congreve. He was the son of General Walter Congreve Sir Walter Congreve and the younger brother of Billy Congreve . The title became extinct when Congreve was killed in a commando raid on the French coast in 1941. Congreve Baronets, of Walton 1812 Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet 1743 1814 Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet 1772 1828 Sir William Augustus Congreve, 3rd Baronet 1827 1887? Congreve Baronets, of Congreve 1927 Sir Geoffrey Cecil Congreve, 1st Baronet 1897 1941 References Rayment bt date March 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2012 DEFAULTSORT Congreve Category Baronetcies Category Extinct baronetcies ... more details
Other uses William Congreve disambiguation Infobox writer for more information see Template Infobox writer doc name William Congreve image William Congreve by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg imagesize caption William Congreve in 1709 by Godfrey Kneller . pseudonym birth date birth date 1670 1 24 df yes birth ... website William Congreve 24 January 1670 19 January 1729 was an England English playwright and poet . Early life Congreve was born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire , England near Leeds . His parents were William Congreve 1637 1708 and his wife, Mary n e Browning 1636? 1715 a sister was buried in London ... the reign of Charles II of England Charles II . Congreve was educated at Trinity College, Dublin Trinity ... Dryden . Literary career William Congreve wrote some of the most popular English plays of the English .... A member of the British Whig Party Whig Kit Kat Club , Congreve s career shifted to the political .... Later life Congreve withdrew from the theatre and lived the rest of his life on residuals from his ... Moli re s Monsieur de Pourceaugnac . Congreve never married in his own era and through subsequent generations ... to be his. As early as 1710, he suffered both from gout and from cataracts on his eyes. Congreve ... Abbey . Famous lines Two of Congreve s turns of phrase from The Mourning Bride 1697 have become ... 11 15 ref This is usually paraphrased as Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned Congreve coined another ... Klekar, Cynthia. Obligation, Coercion, and Economy The Gift of Deed in Congreve s The Way of the World ..., 1853. External links commons William Congreve William Congreve wikiquotepar William Congreve gutenberg author id William Congreve name William Congreve http www.theatrehistory.com british congreve001.html ... Congreve http www.archive.org details TheLibraryOfWilliamCongreve The Library of William Congreve at the Internet Archive William Congreve Restoration comedy DramaDesk Play 1955 1974 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Congreve, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE ... more details
Image Congreve fig4.gif right thumb 300px Congreve s Rolling Ball Clock as it appeared in his patent application of 1808 File Rolling ball clock in the British Museum.jpg thumb right A rolling ball clock from 1820 in the British Museum . A Congreve clock also known as Congreve s Rolling Ball Clock or Oscillating Path Rolling Ball Clock is a type of clock that uses a ball rolling along a zigzag zig zag track rather than a pendulum to regulate the time. It was invented by William Congreve inventor Sir William Congreve in 1808. The ball takes between 15 seconds and one minute to run down the zig zag track, where it trips the escapement which in turn reverses the tilt of the tray and at the same time causes the hands of the clock to move forward. Thus the angle of the plate reverses and the clock hands move forward between one and four times every minute. On versions of the clock with a dial to indicate seconds, the second hand jumps forward either 15 or 30 seconds on each oscillation depending on the length of the track. Congreve appears to have been unaware that rolling ball clocks had been invented earlier by both Nicolas Grollier de Servi re and Johann Sayller . Congreve s version differed from Grollier s rolling ball clock in that the ball travelled down a zig zag rather than straight path. While Sayller s version had also used a zig zag path, it had utilized a number of balls and a fixed table rather than the single ball and tilting table employed by Congreve. The Extreme Detached Escapement as Congreve referred to his escapement design was patented in 1808. Congreve, who was not a clock maker, hired Gravel and Tolkien to produce the first working version, which he then presented .... The second model is in the collection of Buckingham Palace . Congreve clocks are unreliable timekeepers ... Path Congreve Rolling Ball Clocks publisher The Rolling Ball Web author David M. MacMillan et al ... title Dent Congreve author Mark Frank date 2006 accessdate 6 December 2006 cite web url http www.nawcc.org ... more details
Galfred F. Congreve born ca. 1850 in Scotland ref cite web title Galfred Congreve url http cricketarchive.com Archive Players 427 427892 427892.html publisher cricketarchive accessdate 4 September 2011 ref was an amateur sports man who played for Scotland in the second England v Scotland representative matches 1870 1872 representative match against England in 1870. Sporting career Congreve was a keen cricket er and played regularly for the Marylebone Cricket Club M.C.C. between 1872 and 1876 in minor matches. He also played for the Civil Service, Sleaford and the Surrey Club. ref cite web title Teams Galfred Congreve played for url http cricketarchive.com Archive Players 427 427892 all teams.html publisher cricketarchive accessdate 4 September 2011 ref In the second England v Scotland representative matches 1870 1872 pseudo international association football football match, Congreve played for the Scotland XI the match ended in a 1 0 victory for the English, with the goal coming from R.S.F. Walker . ref cite web title England 1 Scotland 0 url http www.englandfootballonline.com Seas1872 00 1870 71 M00UOSco1870.html work England unofficial matches publisher www.englandfootballonline.com accessdate 4 September 2011 date 19 November 1870 ref ref cite web title England 1 Scotland 0 url http www.londonhearts.com scotland games 18701119.html publisher www.londonhearts.com accessdate 4 ... accessdate 4 September 2011 page 3 date 19 November 1870 ref Professional career Congreve was listed ... Congreve url https familysearch.org pal MM9.1.2 1L7D Y4J p 10307956471 publisher familysearch The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints accessdate 4 September 2011 ref Rugby School Congreve was listed ... djvu.txt accessdate 4 September 2011 ref The register does list Richard Congreve as a master at the school ... gfcongreve.html Scotland career details Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Congreve ... DEFAULTSORT Congreve, Galfred Category 1850s births Category Year of death missing Category England ... more details
lunar crater data latitude 0.2 N or S S longitude 167.3 E or W W diameter 57 km depth Unknown colong 168 eponym William Congreve inventor William Congreve Congreve is a Moon lunar Impact crater crater that is located on the Far side Moon far side of the Moon relative to the Earth , and lies across the lunar equator . It lies to the west northwest of the massive walled plain Korolev lunar crater Korolev . To the southeast is the crater Icarus crater Icarus , and due north is Zhukovskiy crater Zhukovskiy . The rim of this crater is worn by impact erosion, particularly along the eastern side where a pair of small crater lie along the edge. The rim and inner wall are more prominent to the west and north, while it forms only a shallow ridge to the southeast. The interior floor is marked by a cluster of small craters in the northeastern part, and tiny craterlets scattered across the remainder. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid point that is closest to Congreve. class wikitable width 25 style background eeeeee Congreve width 25 style background eeeeee Latitude width 25 style background eeeeee Longitude width 25 style background eeeeee Diameter align center G align center 0.9 S align center 163.7 W align center 17 km align center H align center 1.2 S align center 165.2 W align center 37 km align center L align center 3.6 S align center 166.3 W align center 30 km align center N align center 3.4 S align center 168.2 W align center 31 km align center Q align center 1.4 S align center 169.6 W align center 59 km align center U align center 0.6 S align center 170.7 W align center 59 km References Lunar crater references Category Impact craters on the Moon da Congreve m nekrater fa it Congreve cratere ... more details
Other uses William Congreve disambiguation Infobox military person name William La Touche Congreve birth date 12 March 1891 death date 20 July 1916 birth place Burton, Ledsham and Willaston Burton , Cheshire death place Longueval , France placeofburial Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension image Image Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png 125px File Major Congreve grave.jpg thumb center Major Congreve gave caption nickname Billy allegiance UK serviceyears rank Major branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army commands unit Rifle Brigade battles World War I KIA awards Victoria Cross br Distinguished Service Order br Military Cross br L gion d honneur France relations General Sir Walter Norris Congreve VC father Major William Billy La Touche Congreve Victoria Cross VC , Distinguished Service Order DSO , Military Cross MC 12 March 1891 &ndash 20 July 1916 was an England English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy ... Congreve at The Peerage.com , accessed 8 June 2011 ref Congreve was 25 years old, and a major UK Major ... , France , Major Congreve constantly inspired those round him by numerous acts of gallantry ... of General Sir Walter Norris Congreve , also a Victoria Cross awardee they are one of only three father and son pairings to win a VC. His younger brother, Geoffrey, first of the Congreve Baronets of Congreve, Staffordshire, was a distinguished sailor, awarded the Distinguished Service Order DSO for a raid on Norway and killed in 1941 during a raid on the French coast. William Congreve s grave ... links http www.summerfields.oxon.sch.uk We 20Remeber 20Them Congreve Congreve.htm William la Touche ... 9746349 Find A Grave profile for William La Touche Congreve Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Congreve, William La Touche ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Recipient of the Victoria ... DATE OF DEATH 20 July 1916 PLACE OF DEATH Longueval , France DEFAULTSORT Congreve, William La Touche ... more details
Congreve 1924 1944 was an Argentina Argentine Thoroughbred horse racing racehorse and one of the most influential sires in South America. He was a bay stallion by Copyright GB by Tracery who was sired by Rock Sand his dam Per Noi by Perrier GB . ref name Ahnert Ahnert, Rainer L. editor in chief , Thoroughbred Breeding of the World , Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970 ref Racing record He was a courageous, honest racehorse who raced over four seasons. During this time he started 18 times for 11 wins and 5 places with winnings of 247,571 pesos. ref name Ahnert Ahnert, Rainer L. editor in chief , Thoroughbred Breeding of the World , Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970 ref Stud career The Haras Ojo de Agua stud in Argentina already had a good broodmare band when it purchased Congreve for stud duties. ref name Ahnert Ahnert, Rainer L. editor in chief , Thoroughbred Breeding of the World , Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970 ref Congreve was the leading Father sire in Argentine on seven occasions, twice second and was also a top broodmare sire, too, topping that list five times. http www.tbheritage.com HistoricSires LeadingSires ArgLeadSires.html , Congreve was best known in North America for siring Kayak II , who became the career earnings leader in the United States in the 1940s. Fact date July 2009 Congreve sired six Gran Premio Nacional Argentine Derby winners Ix 1935 , Quemaita 1937 , Embrujo 1939 , La Mission 1940 , Avestruz 1943 and Churrinche 1944 . The 1951 winner, Yatasto, was two generations removed from Congreve. ref http www.studbook.org.au horse.aspx?hid 533624&pagetype OFFSPRINGWINS ASB Congreve Retrieved on 2009 7 5 ref During his stud career he sired over 600 winners in Argentina with winnings of over 5,567,992 pesos. ref name Ahnert Ahnert, Rainer L. editor in chief , Thoroughbred Breeding of the World , Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970 ref References Reflist External links http www.pedigreequery.com congreveCongreve s pedigree and racing stats Category 1924 racehorse ... more details
Context date October 2009 Richard Congreve 4 September 1818 5 July 1899 was one of the leading figures in the specifically religious interpretation of Auguste Comte s form of positivism . In that capacity he founded the London Positivist Society in 1867 and the Comtism Comtist Church of Humanity in 1878. ref http books.google.com books?id r RVh5C9jn0C&pg PA180&lpg PA180&dq 22church of humanity 22 positivist&source web&ots QADkq6ET3F&sig E O3BjwKw2mUzKofCVJhBJmTq4&hl en Nineteenth century English Religious Traditions Retrospect and Prospect By Denis G. Paz ref He also wrote political tracts. Life and education Congreve was educated at Rugby School , attending there as a pupil between 1832 and 1837. ref name Rugby School Register cite web last Mitchell first A.T. title Rugby School Register 1842 1874 url http www.archive.org stream rugbyschoolregis02rugbuoft rugbyschoolregis02rugbuoft djvu.txt accessdate 1 September 2011 year 1912 ref He was a pupil of Thomas Arnold Dr. Arnold , and a disciple of Auguste Comte in philosophy . After taking first class honours at Wadham College, Oxford later becoming a Oxbridge Fellow Fellow of the college , he was a master at Rugby from 1845 to 1848, ref name Rugby School Register but returned to Oxford as a tutor. sfn Chisholm 1911 Soon after the French Revolution of 1848 he visited Paris, where he made the acquaintance of Barthelemy St Hilaire and Auguste Comte. He was so attracted by the Positive philosophy that he resigned his fellowship in 1855 ... forming a separate society at Newton Hall, Fetter Lane. Congreve translated several of Comte s works ... 1911 References Reflist Attribution Cite EB1911 wstitle Congreve, Richard External links Nuttall 1911 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Congreve, Richard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... DEFAULTSORT Congreve, Richard Category Comtism Category Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford Category ... de Richard Congreve ru , sv Richard Congreve ... more details
Infobox writer for more information see Template Infobox writer doc image Bill Congreve Aurealis Awards 2007.jpg imagesize 200px name Bill Congreve caption Bill Congreve at the 2007 Aurealis Awards . pseudonym ... children relatives influences influenced awards signature website Bill Congreve is an Australia n writer, editor and reviewer of speculative fiction . Biography Congreve s first work was published ... title Bill Congreve Summary Bibliography publisher ISFDB date accessdate 2010 12 23 archiveurl archivedate deadurl no ref In 1992 Congreve s first edited anthology was released by Five Islands Press , featuring a short story and introduction by Congreve as well as 10 other stories by different authors. ref name ISFDB BIB In 1994 Congreve founded his publishing company MirrorDanse Books which specialises ... title NSW Society Of Editors talk with Bill Congreve publisher Alanbaxteronline.com first Alan ... 2010 12 23 deadurl no ref Congreve won his first award in 1996, winning the William Atheling Jr. Award ... 2010 12 23 archiveurl archivedate deadurl no ref At the 2007 Ditmar Awards Congreve won the professional ... Congreve is based in Sydney and has a BA in Communications from Macquarie University . ref name INFINITASBOOKSHOP ... Congreve publisher Infinitas Bookshop date accessdate 2010 12 23 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org ... McNamara Interview 1991 in EOD 3 ed. Chris A. Masters Dream 1992 in Intimate Armageddons ed. Bill Congreve ... Am My Father s Daughter 1993 in Epiphanies of Blood Tales of Desperation and Thirst ed. Bill Congreve ... 1995 in Bonescribes Year s Best Australian Horror 1995 ed. Bill Congreve, Robert Hood Souls ... Congreve, Robert Hood Fade to Black 1996 in Aurealis 17, ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser The Mullet That Screwed John West 1997 in Epiphanies of Blood Tales of Desperation and Thirst ed. Bill Congreve Boy 1998 in Epiphanies of Blood Tales of Desperation and Thirst ed. Bill Congreve Turing Test 1998 in Epiphanies of Blood Tales of Desperation and Thirst ed. Bill Congreve The Death of Heroes 1998 ... more details
the Congreverocket , which was soon put into use in the Napoleonic Wars . ref Roddam Narasimha ... rockets.gif thumb The Congreverocket William Congreve inventor William Congreve , son of the Comptroller ..., and developed a rocket motor with a strong iron tube with conical nose. This early Congreverocket ... rocket s ref name congreve reduced this somewhat by attaching a long stick to the end of a rocket similar to modern bottle rockets to make it harder for the rocket to change course. The largest of the Congreve ...About vehicles powered by rocket engines Image Soyuz rocket ASTP.jpg thumb upright A Soyuz U , at Baikonur s Gagarin s Start Site 1 5 in Kazakhstan A rocket is a missile , spacecraft , aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine . In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellant s carried within the rocket before use. ref name RPE7 harvnb Sutton 2001 chapter 1 ref Rocket engines work by Reaction physics action and reaction . Rocket engines push rockets forwards ... rocket s are the most common type of rocket and they typically create their exhaust by the combustion of rocket propellant . Chemical rockets store a large amount of energy in an easily released ... risks. History of rockets Main History of rockets See also Timeline of rocket and missile technology ... Chinese rocket. The availability of black powder gunpowder to propel projectiles was a precursor to the development of the first solid rocket. Ninth century Chinese people Chinese Taoist alchemy alchemists ... to experiments as weapons such as bomb s, cannon , incendiary fire arrow s and rocket propelled fire ... recorded use of a rocket in battle was by the Chinese in 1232 against the Mongol hordes at Kaifeng ... named Tang Fu invented a rocket of a new kind having an iron head. ref name Martin There were reports ..., one of the earliest devices recorded that used internal combustion rocket propulsion, was the ground ... known multistage rocket , the fire dragon issuing from the water huo long chu shui , used mostly ... more details
William Congreve 1670 1729 was an English playwright and poet. William Congreve may also refer to Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet died 1814 , father of the inventor Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet 1772 1828 , inventor William Congreve died 1843 , Lord of the Manor at Aldermaston The Congreve family 1752 1843 Aldermastor Billy Congreve 1891 1916 , Victoria Cross recipient See also Congreve disambiguation Congreve surname hndis Congreve, William de William Congreve eo William Congreve fr William Congreve it William Congreve nl William Congreve pl William Congreve ru , ... more details
Infobox television show name On the Rocket image genre Transit News in Toronto starring Adam Giambrone country Canada language English language English location Toronto cinematography network CablePulse 24 picture format audio format first aired November 5th, 2009 last aired preceded by followed by related website http www.cp24.com servlet HTMLTemplate?tf ctvlocal hub hub.html&cf ctvlocal cp24.cfg&hub CP24Ontherocket production website Deleted image removed File 320 CP24 giambrone 091102.jpg 200px right thumb On The Rocket open titles taken from CP24 s website On The Rocket is a monthly television talk show that is aired on Cable Pulse 24 CP24 in Toronto , Canada . It broadcasts live on a chartered Toronto streetcar system TTC streetcar . The program was first hosted by Toronto Transit Commission TTC chair and Toronto City Councillor Adam Giambrone . During the January 21, 2010 broadcast Giambrone revealed that he would no longer be the host due to the upcoming municipal election. At the time of that broadcast a new host had not been named, and the future of the program is unknown. In March 2010, Giambrone remained the host of On The Rocket and it continues to air on CP24. The route the streetcar takes varies and viewers are invited to get on and off for a free ride and to participate in the live broadcast. The streetcar departs from the McCaul loop on McCaul Street, north of Queen Street near CP24 s headquarters at 299 Queen Street West at 8 p.m. EST on the night of the broadcast. The program first aired on November 5, 2009. External links http www.ctvmedia.ca cp24 releases release.asp?id 11778&yyyy 2009 CP24 Launches Innovative New Show ON THE ROCKET hosted by TTC Chair Adam Giambrone Thursday, November 5 at 8 p.m. CTVglobemedia press release http www.cp24.com servlet an local CTVNews 20091102 091102 ontherocket 20091102 ?hub CP24Home CP24 launches On The Rocket broadcast ... cp24.cfg&hub CP24Ontherocket On The Rocket With CP24.com Category Canadian television talk shows ... more details
Infobox military person name Sir Walter Norris Congreve birth date 20 November 1862 death date 28 February ... of Staffordshire br Governor of Malta relations Major William La Touche Congreve VC son General Sir Walter Norris Congreve Victoria Cross VC Order of the Bath KCB Royal Victorian Order MVO Deputy ... Boer War when he won the VC. Early career Walter Norris Congreve was the son of William and Fanny E. Congreve of Castle Church, Stafford. ref http search.ancestry.co.uk iexec?htx view&r 5538 ... view article 32528 Congreve, Sir Walter Norris 1862 1927 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ... at the Battle of Colenso , South Africa , Captain Congreve with several others, tried to save the guns ... fire. Captain Congreve, with two other officers The Hon. Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts and Harry ... of VC winners. Then, although wounded himself, seeing one of the officers fall, Congreve went out with Major ... space was swept with shell and rifle fire. Captain Congreve, Rifle Brigade, who was in the donga ... him in. Captain Congreve was shot tbrough the leg, through the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow ... of Delville Wood Congreve commanded 6th Infantry Division United Kingdom 6th Division from May 1915 ... pdf Army 20Commands 201900 2011.pdf Army Commands ref As commander of XIII Corps, Lt Gen Congreve led ... Douglas Haig had decided to exploit the advances which had been made by Congreve in the south by taking ... the Allies to advance in the north and align their left with that of Congreve s XIII Corps ... War I , Congreve lost a hand in action. Later life Congreve continued his war service becoming General ... locreg CONGREVE.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives ref Later Congreve rose to the rank ... the channel between Malta and Filfla is unofficially known as Congreve Channel the official name is Il Fliegu ta Filfla . The presence of Congreve s monument in a place of prehistoric worship ... in Floriana, Valletta. Congreve was the father of Major William La Touche Congreve , VC they are one ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Claude Congreve Dobson image Image Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png 125px caption birth name birth date 1 January 1885 death date 26 June 1940 birth place Barton, Gloucestershire death place Chatham, Kent Chatham , Kent placeofburial Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent Gillingham nickname allegiance UK branch navy United Kingdom serviceyears 1899 1935 rank Rear Admiral unit commands Coastal Motor Boat CMB 31BD battles World War I br Russian Civil War awards Victoria Cross br Distinguished Service Order relations laterwork Rear Admiral Claude Congreve Dobson Victoria Cross VC , Distinguished Service Order DSO 1 January 1885 &ndash 26 June 1940 was an England English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom British and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth forces. Dobson was an experienced submariner and small motor boat captain whoserved in World War I . He was 34 years old, and a commander in the Royal Navy serving with the North Russia Relief Force when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC On 18 August 1919 at Kronstadt , Russia , Commander Dobson was in command of the Coastal Motor Boat Flotilla which he led through the chain of forts to the entrance to Kronstadt harbour. CMB 31BD, a 55 ft boat, from which he directed the general operations then passed in under heavy machine gun fire and hit the battleship Andrei Pervozvanny class battleship Andrei Pervozvanny with both torpedoes, subsequently returning through heavy fire to the open sea. His VC is currently displayed at the National Maritime Museum ref http www.nmm.ac.uk collections explore object.cfm?ID MED2102 Victoria ... a Grave 10707551 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dobson, Claude Congreve ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Dobson, Claude Congreve Category British recipients of the Victoria Cross Category Companions ... more details
, primarily through their utilization of Mysorean rocket artillery Cushoon . Congreve first demonstrated ... and one the next. Parliament authorized Congreve to form two rocket companies for the army ... and Progress of the Rocket System by William Congreve was in 1807. ref DNB Cite wstitle Congreve, William 1772 1828 ref In 1814 Congreve published The details of the rocket system . In 1827 The Congreve ..., Times and Secretive Wars of England s First Rocket Man, Sir William Congreve, 1772 1828 Cambridge ...Other uses William Congreve disambiguation File Sir William Congreve, 2nd Bt by James Lonsdale.jpg thumb right 200px Sir William Congreve, 2nd Bt, by James Lonsdale died 1839 Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet 20 May 1772 16 May 1828 was an England English inventor and rocket artillery pioneer distinguished for his development and deployment of Congreverocket s. Biography He was son of Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet Lt. General Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet , the Comptroller of the Royal Laboratories ... for a William Congreve, but without identifying him with his illustrious contemporary namesake , the inventor. Venn id CNGV788W name Congreve, William ref In 1803 he was a volunteer in the London ... libel action against it in 1804, Congreve withdrew from publishing and applied himself to inventing. Rocketry was being developed in several countries and Congreve in 1804, at his own expense, began experimenting with rockets at Woolwich. In 1814 he succeeded his father as second Baronet Congreve ... descent and widow of Henry Nisbett McEnvoy. They had two sons and a daughter. Congreve Rockets main Congreverocket File Congreverocket img 2950.jpg thumb Tip of a Congreverocket, on display at Paris naval museum Congreve is said to have been inspired to work on iron cased gunpowder rockets for use ... University Press, Canada ref though Congreve would subsequently omit the inspiration of Emmet and claimed many of Emmet s innovations as his own . However the Congreve rockets were based on the designs ... more details
Other uses William Congreve disambiguation Use dmy dates date April 2012 Unreferenced date October 2006 File Sir William Congreve.jpg thumb right 200px Sir William Congreve Lieutenant General Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet died 1814 During the second half of the 18th century, the British government became increasingly concerned over the volume and quality of gunpowder produced by the private manufacturers. It became involved directly in the process starting with the purchase of the powder mills at Faversham in 1759. In April 1783, the British Board of Ordnance appointed Major William Congreve to be responsible for the manufacture and proof of gunpowder in Britain. In his previous post of Deputy Comptroller acting Comptroller of the Royal Laboratories at the Royal Arsenal , Woolwich, he had already demonstrated his remarkable ability for invention and organisation. He set about making the government manufacturing facilities model factories and encouraged private companies to follow the innovations he introduced. His previous work in experimentation allowed him to make the transition between research and production a smoother process and to introduce manufacturing changes that would ... of the powder. Congreve felt that the quality of ingredients was at the root of problems and set about ..., asserted that government powder was more expensive and of inferior quality. Congreve not only ... of 10,000. This became known as the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills . Congreve reviewed the process ... grain size for all weapons. Congreve continued to develop new production methods. This included .... Congreve was made a Baronet in 1812 and died in 1814. He was succeeded in his posts by his son, William Congreve inventor of the CongreveRocket . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Congreve, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1814 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Congreve, William Category 1814 deaths Category ... more details
William Congreve Russell 15 April 1778 1850 ref rayment hc w 5 date March 2012 ref was an Whig British political party Whig politician in England. Russell was the son of Thomas Russell, of Moore Green, King s Norton, by his second wife, Mary Garner. He was commissioned a captain when the North Worcestershire Volunteers were formed in September 1803. On 19 July 1820, he married Elizabeth Mary Hopper d. 27 June 1821 , by whom he had one daughter ref name gents cite journal journal The Gentleman s Magazine volume 189 page 204 url http books.google.com books?id Wf0RAAAAYAAJ&pg PA204 ref Elizabeth Mary Russell, married in 1839 to Joseph Bailey politician Joseph Bailey He was elected at the United Kingdom general election, 1832 1832 general election as one of the two Member of Parliament Members of Parliament MP for East Worcestershire UK Parliament constituency East Worcestershire , ref name craig1832 1885 cite book last Craig first F. W. S. authorlink F. W. S. Craig title British parliamentary election results 1832 1885 origyear 1977 edition 2nd year 1989 publisher Parliamentary Research Services location Chichester isbn 0 900178 26 4 page 484 ref and held the seat until he stood down at the United Kingdom general election, 1835 1835 general election . ref name craig1832 1885 He was also High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1839. ref name gents Kings Heath Park was made for him. Citation needed date July 2010 References Reflist External links Hansard contribs mr william russell 1 William Russell S start s par uk s new constituency s ttl title Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire UK Parliament constituency East Worcestershire years United Kingdom general election, 1832 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1835 1835 with Thomas Cookes MP Thomas Cookes s aft after Thomas Cookes MP Thomas Cookes br Edward Holland MP Edward Holland s hon Succession box before Robert Berkeley title High Sheriff of Worcestershire years 1839 after James Foster ironmaster James Foster S end ... more details
Image RocketVessel.jpg right thumb 274px A ship firing Congreverocket s A rocket vessel was a ship equipped with rocket s as a weapon. The most famous ship of this type was HMS Erebus 1807 HMS Erebus , which at the Battle of Baltimore in 1814 provided the rockets red glare that was memorialized by Francis Scott Key in The Star Spangled Banner . Rocket vessels were also used by the Royal Navy in the attack on the French fleet at Boulogne sur Mer in 1806 and at the second Battle of Copenhagen 1807 Battle of Copenhagen in 1807. At the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809, there were no less than three vessels participating that had been fitted to throw rockets two hired armed cutters King George and Hired armed cutter Nimrod Nimrod , and the schooner HMS Whiting 1805 Whiting . The Congreverocket s of this period were highly inaccurate and unreliable, and were primarily used as a psychological weapon of terror in conjunction with other, more effective, weapons, such as mortar shells thrown by bomb vessel s. The HMS Erebus 1807 Erebus was equipped with a 32 pound rocket battery installed below the main deck, which fired through portholes or scuttles pierced in the ship s side. Some of the other rocket vessels used by the Royal Navy were small boats, rather than ships. These carried a rocket launcher frame supported by a mast and raised and lowered by means of halyard s. Modern warships carry a variety of rocket powered missile weapons. External links http www.cr.nps.gov history online books hh 5 hh5l.htm British Rockets at Fort McHenry Category Ship types de Raketenschiff fr Navire roquettes ja ... more details
, packages of explosive gunpowder. During the late eighteenth century imperialistic wars, Colonel Congreve, developed his famed congreverocket rockets , which travel range distances of four miles. The rockets red glare in the American national anthem records the usage of rocket warfare, in its early ... of colors and sounds they are so renowned for. The component of a rocket that produces these stars, reports bangs , and colors is typically located just below the nosecone section of a rocket. After the rocket engine has consumed all of its fuel an internal fuse is lit that delays the release of the stars, or other effect. This delay allows for coasting time where the rocket continues ... an apex highest point where velocity of the rocket is zero and begins its descent. The delay usually ... scales. Fireworks are the simplest of solid rocket s and the weakest. Evolution from fireworks ... more details
battlefield. Metal cylinder rocket artillery File Congreve rockets.gif 175px thumb Tipu Sultan organized his Rocket artillery brigades known as Cushoon s , Tipu Sultan expanded the number ... in British rocket development, inspiring the Congreverocket , which were soon put into use in the Napoleonic ...Refimprove date October 2007 Image Army mlrs 1982 02.jpg 250px right thumb M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System M270 MLRS Rocket artillery is a type of artillery equipped with rocket weapon rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortar weapon mortars . Types of rocket artillery pieces include multiple rocket launcher s. History Image Hwacha 1500s painting2.jpg left thumb Illustration of a Korean rocket launcher of the 1500s The use of rocket s as some form of artillery dates back to medieval ... Hwacha were able to fire hundreds of fire arrows simultaneously. The use of medieval rocket artillery ... successful utilization of rocket artillery is associated with Tipu Sultan of Kingdom of Mysore Mysore ... of Mysore and introduced the first iron cased metal Cylinder firearms cylinder rocket. Hyder Ali s son Tipu Sultan successfully used these metal cylinder rocket s against the larger forces of the British ... greater thrust of the propulsive jet. The rocket body was lashed with leather thongs ... Sultan , continued to develop and expand the use of rocket weapons, reportedly increasing the number of rocket troops from 1,200 to a corps of 5,000. In battles at Seringapatam in 1792 and 1799 these rockets ... EBchecked topic 1357360 rocket and missile system title Rocket and missile system author ... ally Napoleon at Waterloo. World War II Modern rocket artillery was first employed during World War II , in the form of the German Nebelwerfer and Soviet Katyusha rocket launcher Katyusha series. The Soviet ... towed by most vehicles. The Germans also had self propelled rocket artillery in the form of the Panzerwerfer ... of rocket artillery during this time was the German Sturmtiger , a vehicle based on the Tiger ... more details
Rocket to the Moon may refer to Rocket to the Moon play Rocket to the Moon play , 1938 play by Clifford Odets Jules Verne s Rocket to the Moon , 1967 British science fiction film Rocket to the Moon ride , ride at Disneyland A Rocket to the Moon , an American rock band from Braintree, Massachusetts Rocket to the Moon 1955 film Rocket to the Moon 1955 film , a List of Disney live action shorts 1950s Disney live action short disambig fr Rocket to the Moon ... more details
The Redstone Rocket may refer to Redstone rocket The Redstone Rocket, a military newspaper serving Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama . A nickname for Jeff Locke Disambig ... more details
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