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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 1862, near Puebla de los Ángeles, during the second French intervention in Mexico.
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.
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May 5, 2020 · The French had a feared artillery field weapon called the Canon Obusier de 12 Modèle 1853. It was later used during the American Civil War, but before it graced the battlefields fought between the Confederacy and the Union, it was used during the Battle of Puebla.
Jan 19, 2020 · First Battle of Puebla: 5 May 1862. Lorencez was confident of victory and believed that his 6000 well-trained veterans could easily dislodge Zaragoza from the town. Not only did they outnumber the defenders but they were significantly better equipped.
May 4, 2020 · The battle at Puebla involved approximately 11,000 soldiers: 4,500 Mexicans commanded by Ignacio Zaragoza and 6,000-6,500 French commanded by Charles de Lorencez.
City block wardens tallied available able-bodied men, serviceable firearms, and edged weapons. New militiamen were led through tactical drills in the Plaza of San José, 800 yards south of Fort Loreto; most had to be shown how to load a musket.
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