Artillery

Congreve rocket

Fire, noise and the signal at Tuyutí.

Congreve rocket
Paraguayan gunners launch rockets from a trestle. Reconstruction.
Type
Black-powder rocket with a wooden stick as a guide
Launcher
Trestle or tripod with a trough
Use
Harassment, setting fires and signals
Users
Paraguay and Brazil

They were inaccurate, but loud, and useful for frightening the enemy and for signaling. At Riachuelo, the Paraguayan bank had two rocket batteries. At Tuyutí, a rocket gave the signal for the Paraguayan attack, around midday.

‡ Disputed.Where the Tuyutí signal was launched from is not confirmed; it is usually said to be Paso Pucú.

Sources: “Foguetes no Brasil II”, ECSB Defesa; Revista de Historia Naval (Armada Española, 2023), on Riachuelo.

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