by Mercer's description of G Troop Royal Horse Artillery during the retreat from Quatre Bras on 17 June 1815:

Performance and evaluation

Advantages

The Congreve rocket offered significant tactical advantages in mobility and deployment speed. Requiring only lightweight frames or troughs for launch, they could be assembled and fired by small crews within minutes, far more rapidly than the cumbersome carriages and teams needed for field

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