Mysorean rockets
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Mysorean rockets were innovative iron-cased military rockets developed in the Kingdom of Mysore in the late 18th century, notably used against the British and later inspiring European rocket designs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mysorean rockets canonical | 2 |
| Mysore rocket artillery | 1 |
| Mysorean rockets of Tipu Sultan | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military rocket
ⓘ
weapon system ⓘ |
| capturedAt | Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod |
mass volley fire
ⓘ
specialized rocket brigades ⓘ |
| developedIn | Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| documentedBy | British military observers ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bamboo guiding stick
ⓘ
black powder propellant ⓘ iron casing ⓘ sword blade (in some variants) ⓘ warhead ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first iron-cased rockets used in large-scale warfare
ⓘ
precursor to modern military rockets ⓘ |
| inception | late 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | European military rocketry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Indian rocket technology ⓘ |
| inspired |
Congreve rockets
ⓘ
surface form:
Congreve rocket
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | South India ⓘ |
| madeOfMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
iron ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
greater range than contemporary European rockets
ⓘ
iron-cased combustion chamber ⓘ loud noise and visual effect ⓘ unpredictable flight path ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Hyder Ali
ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstDeployment |
Mysuru
ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
|
| propellant | gunpowder ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
use in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
ⓘ
use in the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ use in the Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Sir William Congreve
ⓘ
surface form:
William Congreve
|
| typeOfWarhead |
explosive warhead
ⓘ
incendiary warhead ⓘ |
| typicalRange | up to about 2 kilometres ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
British Army
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mysore army
ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore Army
rocket corps of Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-cavalry operations
ⓘ
anti-fortification attacks ⓘ anti-infantry operations ⓘ battlefield artillery ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ |
| usedIn | Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mysorean rockets of Tipu Sultan
this entity surface form:
Mysore rocket artillery