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Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet

1772 - 1828

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Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet KCH FRS (20 May 1772 – 16 May 1828) was a British Army officer, Tory politician, publisher and inventor. A pioneer in the field of rocket artillery, he was renowned for his development and use of Congreve rockets during the Napoleonic Wars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet is the 1,654th most popular military personnel (down from 1,410th in 2019), the 3,319th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,354th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet ranks 1,654 out of 2,058. Before him are Abu Ali al-Anbari, Josip Filipović, Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Alexander Svechin, and John Troglita. After him are William Birdwood, Ahmad Vahidi, Rudolf von Bünau, Sefer Halilović, Berenguer de Palou II, and Carlos Hathcock.

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Among people born in 1772, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet ranks 41. Before him are Manuel José Quintana, Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, Cristóbal Mendoza, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Hồ Xuân Hương, and Vicente López Portaña. After him are Frans Michael Franzén, William H. Crawford, Paul Louis Courier, Sándor Kisfaludy, and Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill. Among people deceased in 1828, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet ranks 33. Before him are François Isaac de Rivaz, Jacques Lauriston, Rachel Jackson, Christian August Lorentzen, Eise Eisinga, and Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc. After him are Thomas Bewick, Manuel Dorrego, Vincenzo Monti, Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Dugald Stewart, and Albrecht Thaer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet ranks 3,320 out of 8,785. Before him are John Gower (1330), Warren Clarke (1947), Eliza Acton (1799), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), James MacMillan (1959), and Maurice Dobb (1900). After him are Walter Map (1140), Chris Waddle (1960), Dick Turpin (1705), Natalie Dormer (1982), Mary Delany (1700), and John Biscoe (1794).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet ranks 83. Before him are Sidney Smith (1764), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), James Somerville (1882), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), and Flora Sandes (1876). After him are Thomas Gage (1719), Charles Warren (1840), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Gregor MacGregor (1786), Melita Norwood (1912), and John Benbow (1653).

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