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- Despite being outnumbered, the Mexican forces managed to repel several waves of French attacks with the help of their superior defensive positions and their knowledge of the terrain. Their determination and resilience surprised the French army, which suffered heavy casualties and failed to break through the Mexican defenses.
www.mexicohistorico.com › paginas › the_battle_of_puebla_the_mexican_victory_over_the_french_armyThe Battle of Puebla: The Mexican Victory over the French Army
On May 5, 1862, a poorly equipped mestizo and Zapotec force under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French troops at the Battle of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City; about 1,000 French troops were killed.
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General Charles de Lorencez led 6,000 French troops to attack Puebla de Los Angeles in May 1862, certain that the French would win the war in Mexico quickly. Juarez assembled a ragged group of faithful soldiers at his new base of operations in the north and dispatched them to Puebla.
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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.
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Though not a major strategic victory in the overall war against the French, Zaragoza’s victory at Puebla galvanized Mexican resistance, and six years later France withdrew.
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 4, 2018 · On May 5, 1862, a ragtag Mexican army defeated the better-equipped hosts of the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. The battle itself did not decide the war—the French returned to...
On the morning of May 5, 1862, the French army initiated a frontal assault against the Mexican positions. Despite being outnumbered, the Mexican forces managed to repel several waves of French attacks with the help of their superior defensive positions and their knowledge of the terrain.
