At the beginning of the Mexican American War, Congress changed its policy of attempting to prosecute the war with the Regular Army and ordered nine new regiments: eight infantry and the Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen.[1] The regiment was authorized on February 11, 1847 and the first officers, the colonel and the lieutenant colonel, were assigned on February 16, 1847.[2]
The regiment was one of nine new infantry regiments authorized by the United States Congress in 1847 for one year service in the Mexican-American War.[3] The regiment was not numbered. It was to be a special unit with half of its men to be mounted, the other half were to be on foot. The intent was to have each horseman paired with a foot soldier who was to get up behind him for rapid movements.
However this arrangement was never used, the Voltigeurs became a regiment of foot riflemen, armed with the muzzle-loading Model 1841 rifle, the same rifle as was used by the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. The Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen regiment included a company of mountain howitzers and war rockets.[1]
^ abMahon, John K.; Danysh, Romana (1972). (PDF). Center of Military History. Office of the Chief of Military History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ abHeitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army : from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1 (1 ed.). p. 143. Retrieved 17 August 2016. This is the unofficial work of a private compiler, purchased and published by direction of Congress
^Robarts, William Hugh (1887). Mexican War Veterans. Washington, DC: Brentano's (A. S. Witherbee & Co, Proprietors). pp. 33–34. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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regiment, voltigeurs, foot, riflemen, year, regiment, united, states, army, raised, during, mexican, american, active, 1847, 1848, activefebruary, 1847, august, 1848country, united, statesbranch, united, states, armytypevoltigeursriflemenroleskirmishinglight, . The Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen was a one year regiment of the United States Army raised during the Mexican American War It was active in 1847 and 1848 Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot RiflemenActiveFebruary 11 1847 August 25 1848Country United StatesBranch United States ArmyTypeVoltigeursRiflemenRoleSkirmishingLight InfantrySizeRegimentWeaponsModel 1841 rifleEngagementsMexican American WarCommandersNotablecommandersCol Timothy P Andrews Contents 1 Background 2 Organization 3 See also 4 References 5 ExternalBackground editAt the beginning of the Mexican American War Congress changed its policy of attempting to prosecute the war with the Regular Army and ordered nine new regiments eight infantry and the Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen 1 The regiment was authorized on February 11 1847 and the first officers the colonel and the lieutenant colonel were assigned on February 16 1847 2 Organization editThe regiment was commanded by Colonel Timothy P Andrews His second in command was Lieutenant Colonel Joseph E Johnston 2 The regiment was one of nine new infantry regiments authorized by the United States Congress in 1847 for one year service in the Mexican American War 3 The regiment was not numbered It was to be a special unit with half of its men to be mounted the other half were to be on foot The intent was to have each horseman paired with a foot soldier who was to get up behind him for rapid movements However this arrangement was never used the Voltigeurs became a regiment of foot riflemen armed with the muzzle loading Model 1841 rifle the same rifle as was used by the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen The Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen regiment included a company of mountain howitzers and war rockets 1 See also editList of United States military and volunteer units in the Mexican American WarReferences edit a b Mahon John K Danysh Romana 1972 Infantry Part 1 Regular Army PDF Center of Military History Office of the Chief of Military History Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 12 August 2016 a b Heitman Francis B 1903 Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army from its organization September 29 1789 to March 2 1903 Vol 1 1 ed p 143 Retrieved 17 August 2016 This is the unofficial work of a private compiler purchased and published by direction of Congress Robarts William Hugh 1887 Mexican War Veterans Washington DC Brentano s A S Witherbee amp Co Proprietors pp 33 34 Retrieved 17 August 2016 External editThe Regular Army Before the Civil War nbsp This Texas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen amp oldid 1176631869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,