When was it published?

May 5, 1847 in Washington Telegraph

Foreign News May 5, 1847

Washington Telegraph

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Sergeant Joseph Langford, Wounded Lieutenant

Q: What keywords are associated?

Buena Vista Incident, Sergeant Langford, Mississippi Regiment, Mexican Lancer, Battle Wound, Heroic Act

Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas

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What is this article about?

During the Battle of Buena Vista, Sergeant Joseph Langford of the 1st Mississippi Regiment, wounded in the thigh, shot a Mexican lancer, then threw his pistol to stun another saving a lieutenant, but was killed by the lancer's lance. The lancer was then shot by four approaching men.

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An Incident at Buena Vista.-During the most gloomy hour of the fight Sergeant Joseph Langford, 1st Mississippi Regt, was shot through the thigh. Unable to stand, he sat upright, and shot dead, with his pistol, a lancer as he approached him. While engaged in reloading another lancer trotted past him and raised his lance to drive it into a wounded lieutenant, a few feet from him. Before the weapon was hurled however, Langford threw his pistol and struck the lancer a stunning blow on the nape of the neck. This action saved the lieutenant, but proved fatal to the magnanimous Langford; for, staggering, the Mexican turned and drove his lance into the forehead of the wounded man, coming out back of his ear. Just at this moment, four men, who were approaching with a horse to carry off their comrade, shot the Mexican at the moment he had disengaged his lance, and he crumpled across the body of the prostrate Mississippian.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Buena Vista Incident Sergeant Langford Mississippi Regiment Mexican Lancer Battle Wound Heroic Act

What entities or persons were involved?

Sergeant Joseph Langford Wounded Lieutenant

Where did it happen?

Buena Vista

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Buena Vista

Key Persons

Sergeant Joseph Langford Wounded Lieutenant

Outcome

sergeant langford killed by lance to forehead; mexican lancer shot dead by four men; lieutenant saved.

Event Details

Wounded Sergeant Joseph Langford of 1st Mississippi Regt sat upright and shot a approaching lancer dead with pistol. While reloading, he threw pistol to stun another lancer about to kill a nearby wounded lieutenant, saving the lieutenant but getting lanced in forehead himself. Four men then shot the lancer as he disengaged his weapon.