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Major Samuel Ringgold was General Zack Taylor's right hand man during the Mexican War. Ringgold's battery, the Third and Fourth Infantry, greatly helped in breaking down the Mexican line. He had a tragic outcome though. Of all the US officers killed, the one that stands out the most would be Ringgold. He had done as much as anyone to bring the field artillery arm to the degree of proficiency that it was at. After all this, Ringgold was claimed to be the founder of "flying artillery." Enemy sources say, "The artillery of the Americans, much superior to ours, made horrid ravages in the ranks of the Mexican Army." Today, the "flying artillery" would be known as the canon. (Bauer, 1974)

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