As part of the preparations for the Crimean War (1854–56), Frederick Abel (later Sir Frederick Abel) had been appointed the first War Department Chemist with the aim of investigating the new chemical explosives which were then being developed.
Som förberedelse för krimkriget (1854-56), utsågs Frederick Abel (senare adlad som Sir Frederick Abel) till förste kemist för att utveckla nya kemiska sprängmedel.