Mexican Army Grenadier Company "Goliad Bomb" emblem

Creator

Identifier

BD0021-Goliadbomb

Files

Creation Date

1846

Disciplines

Latin American History | Military History

Description

Exploding bomb insignia having a feathery 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, Baon de Infanteria Permanente" "Goliad Bomb" Ca.1830s-1840s. Plate # Dug at Presidio La Bahia, Goliad, Texas. Collections: Don Janks. Cast brass; whole

File 1: Back of the Goliad emblem

File 2: Front of the Goliad emblem

Physical Description

.JPG, 2 Photographs, 50.6 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