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| huevans011 | 20 May 2013 4:59 p.m. PST |
This is a period portrait of William Congreve, who seems to wear a type of staff uniform. It resembles an ADC uniform, but with buttons set in pairs and epaulettes on both shoulders.
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| Endless Grubs | 20 May 2013 7:20 p.m. PST |
The painting shows Congreve in the uniform of a Major General of the Hanoverian Artillery Regiment, an honorary rank given to Congreve by the Prince Regent for his invention of rockets. |
| Druzhina | 20 May 2013 8:37 p.m. PST |
given to Congreve by the Prince Regent for his invention of rockets. Did they credit him with the invention of rockets or with the development of the concept borrowed from India? Druzhina
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 John the OFM  | 20 May 2013 9:00 p.m. PST |
The Prince Regent was often confused. If he says Congreve invented rockets, who has the nerve to gainsay him?
Not me! I could not take being cut dead in the street by Beau Brummel! |
| summerfield | 21 May 2013 3:19 a.m. PST |
Remember that invented meant first used here. He developed the rockets of his father and Desaguliers with input from captured rockets from India. The first war rockets were Chinese. These were then used by the mongols who captured india (becoming Moghuls) and also most of Asia.
Stephen |
| huevans011 | 21 May 2013 6:14 a.m. PST |
Brilliant, Endless! I would never have gotten that. Thanks. |
| Murvihill | 21 May 2013 9:41 a.m. PST |
So, Congreve didn't invent "Rockets" but he did invent "Congreve Rockets"… |
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