Title

'Captain May's Second Charge', 1849. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Captain May's Second Charge', 1849. American soldier Charles Augustus May led a cavalry charge against Mexican artillery at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma during the Mexican-American War. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D.. [Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co., Philadelphia, 1849]

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22A36_089

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54,7Mb (2,5Mb) / 18,5in x 11,5in / 5553 x 3441 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal people male man men animals horses horse riding rider riders country guy Mexico fighting dramatic fight charging Mexican horseman horsemen military war cannon location century soldiers soldier concept charge battle B&W cavalry warfare United States of America Regiment 19th century black & white black and white B W armaments nineteenth century American America USA The Print Collector cavalryman Mexican-American War united states Unknown John Charles Augustus May Cavalry regiment Frost cavalrymen 19th-century Charles A. Battle of Resaca de la Palma Mexican War John Frost Charles Augustus May Charles A. May