Mexican Army First Light Regiment Emblem

Creator

Identifier

BD0021-RegimentEmblem

Files

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