Brilliant charge of Captain May

Creator

N. Currier (Firm)

Identifier

BD0018-ca1846-ChargeCaptMay-035

Files

Creation Date

5-9-1846

Disciplines

Latin American History | Military History | Political History | United States History

Description

Hand-colored lithograph. "The Brilliant Charge of Captain May." Captain May on his black horse leading his army into battle with the Mexican Army. His sword high in the air, Cannons pointed at them. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1846 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y". "In which gallant exploit he captured the whole of the enemy's cannon and took General La Vega prisoner of war." "152 Nassau Cor. Spruce St. N. Y."

Physical Description

.JPG, 1 File, 2.71 MB

Recommended Citation

William Hudson Mexican War Lithograph Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/whudsonmexwar