Memoir on the possibility, the means, and the importance, of the destruction of the Boulogne flotilla, in the present crisis. : with the outline of a general system for the attack of all the enemy's naval depots and arsenals

Memoir on the possibility, the means, and the importance, of the destruction of the Boulogne flotilla, in the present crisis. : with the outline of a general system for the attack of all the enemy's naval depots and arsenals

Destruction of the Boulogne flotilla

London: : Printed by J. Whiting, 1806.

[2], 34 p. ; 23 cm.

L2016F153 1806

(OCoLC)870683709

Half-title: Memoir, &c.
Signed, p. 27: February 20th, 1806, William Congreve.
Appendix. A short account of the attempt made on Boulogne in November, 1805: p. 28-34.
Congreve began to experiment with rockets at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich in 1804; first used in naval attack on Boulogne in 1805 & 1806.
Congreve is known for creating the first rocket weapons system and initiating the modern processes of research and development in rocketry.

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