[405] “Narrative of the Conquest of Mysore,” p. 52. Their charge was 1 lb. of powder, and their range about 1000 yards. “Description of Indian and Oriental Armour,” by Lord Egerton of Tatton, 1896, p. 32.
[406] “Ammunition,” pt. ii. p. 174, by Capt. C. O. Browne, R.A.
[407] Sir W. Congreve’s “Concise Account of the Rocket System,” London, 1807, p. 42. He held his commission in the Hanoverian army.
[408] Jähns, p. 523; Romocki, i. 69 n.
[409] Congreve, as above, p. 1.
[410] Ib., p. 42.
[411] “In dieser Hinsicht standen also die Feuerwerker der Zeit des Caligula wol schon auf derselben Höhe wie Congreve, dessen ‘Geheimnis’ zu Anfang des 19 Jahrhunderts so angestaunt wurde!” (p. 516.)
[412] “Furchtbare Wirkung.” Decker’s Gesch. des Geschützwesens, &c., 1822, p. 79.
[413] “Capt Bogue and the Rocket Brigade,” by Col. F. A. Whinyates, late R.H.A., in “Proceed. R.A. Institution,” vol. xxiv.
[414] “Ammunition,” as above, pp. 175-76.