Rocket artillery
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Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rockets as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire arrows were used. Fire arrows were also used in m
M270 MLRS
Illustration of a Korean rocket launcher of the 1500s
Rocket being lighted by Mysorean soldier (Illustration by Robert Home)
A painting showing the British forces confronted with Mysorean rockets
Tipu Sultan
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Tipu Sultan, commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore, was the Sultan of Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery. He expanded the iron-cased Mysorean rockets and co
Rocket artillery
…Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh. The earliest successful utilization of metal-cylinder rocket artillery is associated with the Kingdom of Mysore, South India. Tipu Sultan successfully established the powerful Sultanate of Mysore and introduced the first iron-cased metal-cylinder rocket. The Mysorean rockets of this period…
Portrait c. 1790s
Birth place of Tipu Sultan
War coat used by Tipu Sultan of Mysore.c. 1785-1790
Mural of the Battle of Pollilur on the walls of Tipu's summer palace, painted to celebrate his triumph over the British