Mexican Army Grenadier Company "San Jacinto bomb" emblem

Creator

Identifier

BD0021-SanJacinto

Files

Creation Date

1846

Disciplines

Latin American History | Military History | United States History

Description

Exploding bomb with a waving flame; two fastening prongs with holes on reverse side; this object identifying a company of grenadiers of an infantry battalion was probably worn on a cartridge box or shako.

Mexican Army Grenadier Company emblem.“Compania de Granaderos, Regimiento de Infanteria Permanente.” “San Jacinto Bomb."Ca. 1830’s-1840’s.Collection: San Jacinto Museum of Historical Association. San Jacinto, Texas.Cast brass, whole.

Physical Description

.JPG, 1 Photograph, 10.2 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