M1841 MOUNTAIN HOWITZER

US artillery was the best in the world during the 1840s and greatly contributed to the US victory in Mexico. The mountain howitzer was the jewel in the USA’S arsenal. Lightweight, mobile and versatile, with a short bronze barrel, the howitzer fired 5.4-kilogram (12-pound) rounds that included canisters, shells and spherical case shots.

During the war, the US Army developed the concept of ‘flying artillery’, where each artilleryman was mounted and could gallop around the battlefield towing his cannon to wherever it was required