- 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 deplo****...
- not name the
matches "
Congreves" in
honour of the
inventor and
rocket pioneer Sir
William Congreve, as it is
sometimes stated. The
congreves were the invention...
- Sir
William Congreve, 2nd
Baronet KCH FRS (20 May 1772 – 16 May 1828) was a
British Army officer, Tory politician,
publisher and inventor. A
pioneer in...
- brimstone—was one of the
reasons early matches were
called lucifers;
although they were also
called congreves.
Lucifer matches could be
ignited on any surface...
- an
eyewitness told
Congreve, "a
single rocket had
killed three men and
badly wounded others". It has been
suggested that
Congreve may have
adapted iron-cased...
-
Congreve (also Galfrid; 16 July 1849 – 10
February 1882) was an
amateur sportsman who pla**** for
Scotland in the
second representative football match...
-
until New Year's Day in others. On
Christmas Day Brigadier-General
Walter Congreve,
commander of the 18th
Infantry Brigade,
stationed near
Neuve Chapelle...
- The
Double Dealer is a
comic play
written by
English playwright William Congreve,
first produced in 1693.
Incidental music for the play was
written by Henry...
- John
Congreve was an
Irish politician.
Congreve was born in
County Cork and
educated at
Trinity College, Dublin.
Congreve represented Killyleagh from 1761...
-
William La
Touche Congreve, VC, DSO, MC (12
March 1891 – 20 July 1916) was an
English recipient of the
Victoria Cross, the
highest and most prestigious...
