31481 - M1841 6-Pound Gun First Legion-US Infantry Reverend George Smith served as

Reverend George Smith served as a missionary in South Africa before the Anglo-Zulu War

Leading the attack is this crouching officer checking out enemy positions 82nd Airborne

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Taking a break but not dropping his guard

31481 - M1841 6-Pound Gun First Legion-US Infantry Reverend George Smith served asM1841 6 Pound Gun The M1841 6 Pound Gun was a smoothbore muzzle loading cannon, adopted by the United States Army in 1841. First used in the Mexican American War, it fired a 6. 1 pound round shot up to a distance of 1,523 yards at 5 degrees elevation. It could also fire canister shot and spherical case shot. The cannon proved very effective when employed by light artillery units during the Mexican American War but it was outclassed by newer field guns