Col. Harneys' charge on the Mexican lancers' commanded by General La Vega near Vera Cruz American forces from 4 to 600 Mexican forces from 6 to 10,000 – Antique Wall Art
![Col. Harneys' charge on the Mexican lancers' commanded by General La Vega near Vera Cruz American forces from 4 to 600 Mexican forces from 6 to 10,000, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/96/96bfccbd1a5b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Col. Harneys' charge on the Mexican lancers' commanded by General La Vega near Vera Cruz American forces from 4 to 600 Mexican forces from 6 to 10,000. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Col. Harneys' charge on the Mexican lancers' commanded by General La Vega near Vera Cruz American forces from 4 to 600 Mexican forces from 6 to 10,000
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The caption names Col. Harney and a charge against Mexican lancers under General La Vega near Veracruz, which places the scene in the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848, when U.S. forces pushed inland from the Gulf coast toward Mexico City. Cavalry charges like this one were a dramatic part of the war's campaigns, and prints of them were popular at home as illustrations of American valor. The caption gives troop strengths as wide ranges, 4 to 600 Americans against 6 to 10,000 Mexicans, and the shelflist card gives no date, so the figures and details should be treated as unverified. The print is most useful as a window onto how the war was pictured for the public.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Magee. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,130 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137400 |
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