Search results
The siege of Puebla occurred between 16 March and 17 May 1863 during the Second French intervention in Mexico, between forces of the Second French Empire and forces of the Second Federal Republic of Mexico. The French were advancing toward Mexico City, and were blocked by Mexican troops at Puebla.
Coordinates: 19.05°N 98.20°W. The Battle of Puebla ( Spanish: Batalla de Puebla; French: Bataille de Puebla ), also known as the Battle of May 5 ( Spanish: Batalla del 5 de Mayo) took place on 5 May, Cinco de Mayo, 1862, near Puebla de los Ángeles, during the second French intervention in Mexico.
By Ron Gilliam. A hard, late-afternoon rain was falling on May 5, 1862, and the slopes at the foot of Puebla, Mexico’s twin forts were too slippery for another assault. In muddy ditches in front of the outlying earthen breastworks lay hundreds of dead and wounded French soldiers, their blue tunics and red-and-white pantaloons stained with blood.
May 5, 2022 · An elite French military force headed for Mexico City was stopped on May 5, 1862, at Puebla, a city about 80 miles southeast of the capital city. The Mexican forces were led by Texas-born general Ignacio Zaragoza. Working with a ragtag army, he defeated the superior French forces.
May 1, 2024 · The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May, Cinco de Mayo, 1862, near Puebla de Zaragoza during the Second French intervention in Mexico.
May 1, 2019 · Cinco de Mayo actually marks the unlikely defeat of elite French forces by an undermanned Mexican army in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In fact, this underdog Mexican victory may have ...
May 9, 2024 · On the Web: Weapons and Warfare - The Two Battles of Puebla: 1862-1863 (May 09, 2024) Battle of Puebla, (May 5, 1862), battle fought at Puebla, Mexico, between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico.
%20battle%20map%20today&ck=9EAB66238BB98A3E6F6E2E1E1221E32C&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "siege of puebla (1863) battle map today1")
%20battle%20map%20today&ck=3BD3EBEFCF5005C1CBD940167E9202C1&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "siege of puebla (1863) battle map today2")
%20battle%20map%20today&ck=9F6F5E2C19F23DFF562ED16AE95FA870&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "siege of puebla (1863) battle map today3")
%20battle%20map%20today&ck=37F26B1CCBA3E92A15BBEA6CEB924E61&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "siege of puebla (1863) battle map today4")
%20battle%20map%20today&ck=257F636B0B38D5E181BF7A96A87C6767&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "siege of puebla (1863) battle map today5")
