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May 3, 2013 · Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla: Directed by Rafa Lara. With Christian Vazquez, Kuno Becker, Liz Gallardo, William Miller. On May 5th, 1862, a few thousand Mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the world's largest and most powerful army in one legendary battle for freedom and for Mexico.
- Rafa Lara
- 2 min
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. French troops under the command of Charles de Lorencez repeatedly failed to ...
- 5 May 1862
- Mexican victory
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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 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 ...
- Dave Roos
Apr 30, 2024 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 23, 2009 · Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The...
May 5, 2024 · During the Battle of Puebla in 1862, an outnumbered Mexican army led by Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the French imperial forces, providing a huge morale boost to the soldiers and country.
