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Congreve rocket
The Congreve rocket was a British military rocket developed by William Congreve in the early nineteenth century, based on rockets used in Mysore. It was inaccurate but had a strong psychological effect. A British-led coalition used Congreve rockets to defeat the Ashanti Empire's army at the Battle of Katamansu in 1826.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Congreve rocket. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/congreve-rocket
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- “Congreve rocket.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/congreve-rocket. Accessed .
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