Print depicts Quitman's attack during the storming of Chapultepec by the U.S. Army on 13 September 1847; showing lines of U.S. troops in foreground with cannon support marching against lines of Mexican troops behind earthworks, Chapultepec sitting high on hill in background
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +178: Imperfect: sheet trimmed to 30 x 44 cm; title, attributions, imprint wanting. Handwritten on verso: Probably Battle of Chapultepec near Mexico City according to A. Hanna 12/1/81. Handwritten on recto: Battle of Buena Vista. and Title from caption below image.
