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Manuel Hinojosa Mexican War Collection
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Mexican Army First Light Regiment Emblem
Identifier
BD0021-RegimentEmblem
Creation Date
1846
Disciplines
Latin American History | Military History
Description
A hunting horn emblem with its mouthpiece to the left. The European Style number “1” and Letter “L” are displayed inside the loop. This author believes that this field a cast was sown onto a forage cap that would identify the First Light Infantry Regiment.
Mexican Army Regiment Emblem “1-er Primer Regimiento de Infanteria Legéra Permanente” Forage Cap Insignia Ca. 1839-1848 Plate # 45mm w. x 32mm ht. . 885oz. 25.2 grams Dug at Angostura, Coahuila, Mexico Collection: Port Isabel Historical Museum Port Isabel, Texas. File 1: Back of the emblem File 2: Front of the emblem
Physical Description
.TIF, 2 Photographs, 29 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
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