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Vintage Military Print - A little more grape Capt. Bragg, 1847 (1) – Vintage Print

Vintage Military Print - A little more grape Capt. Bragg, 1847 (1) — historic print
Vintage Military Print - A little more grape Capt. Bragg, 1847 (1). Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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Step back in time with Vintage Military Print - A little more grape Capt. Bragg, 1847 (1), a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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The caption refers to one of the best-known anecdotes of the Mexican-American War. At the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847, Captain Braxton Bragg's artillery battery fired hard on advancing Mexican troops, and the call for "a little more grape" (a cluster of iron balls fired from a cannon) became shorthand for the battle's most dramatic moment. Zachary Taylor's army held the field near Saltillo, and the story of Bragg's guns spread through newspapers and popular prints of the period. Images like this one turned a frontline exchange into a patriotic emblem for readers far from Mexico.

SubjectsHistoric Print Archive
Original scan1,280 × 1,028 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111039

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