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- On May 5, 1862, a small, ill-equipped army of Mexican soldiers defeated the vastly better-equipped French army sent by Emperor Napoleon III. The battle of Puebla pitted the liberal government of Benito Juárez against the French, who were trying to tighten their stronghold in Mexico.
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Jan 23, 2024 · 476 killed, 304 wounded, 35 captured. The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla City in Mexico. It was part of the "Second French intervention in Mexico". The Mexican Army won over the occupying French soldiers. The French eventually overran the Mexicans in other battles.
May 9, 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. The battle, which ended in a Mexican victory, is celebrated in the.
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On May 5, 1862, a small, ill-equipped army of Mexican soldiers defeated the vastly better-equipped French army sent by Emperor Napoleon III. The battle of Puebla pitted the liberal government of Benito Juárez against the French, who were trying to tighten their stronghold in Mexico.
Feb 6, 2024 · The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla City in Mexico. It was part of the "Second French intervention in Mexico". The Mexican Army won over the occupying French soldiers. The French eventually overran the Mexicans in other battles.
- May 5, 1862
- Puebla City, Mexico
May 4, 2018 · Behind modern Cinco de Mayo celebrations is the 1862 Battle of Puebla, a Mexican triumph over French colonial forces. General Zaragoza’s Mexican army outside repels French forces during the...
- Isabel Bueno
PD. Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) is a national holiday in Mexico. On that date in 1862 Mexican troops defeated invading French forces in a battle at Puebla, Mexico. The Mexican people remember the event by listening to political speeches and watching parades. Reenactments of the battle are often part of the celebration as well.
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.
