BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10122 - Mexican Infantry Pioneer, 1838

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A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\n\nFOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL \""TOY\"" SOLDIERS).\n\nBRAND NEW IN BOX\n10122 - Mexican Infantry Pioneer, 1838\nA pioneer, also referred to as a sapper or engineer, was a soldier who performed a variety of military engineering duties. First used by the French army, a pioneer was one who dug trenches to allow besieging forces to advance towards the enemy defensive works and forts. Referred to as \u201Csapping,\u201D the pioneers would dig a zig-zag channel parallel to the enemy fortifications over ground that would be under the defender\u2019s constant musket and artillery fire. For this the sapper was considered an elite fighting man and would receive \u201Cdanger pay\u201D as well as additional perquisites. Seen here is one such Mexican Infantry Pioneer as he would have looked during the Battle of the Alamo, 183;