Mexican Army Grenadier Company "Cerro Gordo emblem"

Creator

Identifier

BD0021-CompanyEmblemExploding

Files

Creation Date

1846

Disciplines

Latin American History | Military History

Description

Exploding bomb insignia having a pointed shaped flame; two fastening prongs with holes on reverse side; this object identifying a member of a company of grenadiers in an infantry battalion was, probably worn on a cartridge box or shako.

Mexican Army Grenadier Company emblem “Compania de Granaderos, Regimiento de Infanteria Permanente.” “Cerro Gordo Pointed Flame Bomb” Ca. 1830’s-1840’s Plate # 2 7/8 in. x 2 in. Dug at Cerro Gordo, Veracruz, Mexico Collection: Don Janks.

File 1: Front of the emblem.

File 2: Back of the emblem.

Physical Description

.TIF, 2 Photographs, 446 KB

Recommended Citation

Manuel Hinojosa Mexican War Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mhinojosa