Offered here is a lot of eight lead musket balls from Buena Vista. Several are marked as such. These range in size, from 0.64” diameter to 0.72” diameter. Blue ink label from author/publisher Dean Thomas who had collected these as part of a planned book on the history of musket balls.

The Battle of Buena Vista (February 22–23, 1847), known as the Battle of La Angostura in Mexico, was a battle in the Mexican War. It was fought between U.S. forces, largely volunteers, under General Zachary Taylor, and the much larger Mexican Army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna. It took place near Buena Vista, a village in the state of Coahuila, about 7 miles south of Saltillo, Mexico. La Angostura ("the narrow place") was the local name for the site. The outcome of the battle was ambiguous, with both sides claiming victory. Santa Anna's forces withdrew with war trophies of cannons and flags and left the field to the surprised U.S. forces, who had expected there to be another day of hard fighting. [jet] [ph:jet]

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