Battle of Puebla
[2023-06-24 10:17:25]
During the war between France and Mexico (1861 - 1867), the overwhelming Mexican army broke a powerful invasion French army in the town of Puebla de los in Los Angeles. The French army's retreat during the Puebla battle represents a major moral victory for Mexican people and symbolizes the country's ability to protect its strong external sovereignty.
In 1861, Benito Juarez became the President of Mexico, a country in a financial crisis, forced to repay debt to the European government. In response, France, the UK and Spain sent Navy to Veracruz for refund
Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, ruled by Napoleon III, decided to take advantage of this opportunity to deprive the empire of dependence from the territory of Mexico. At the end of 1861, a well-equipped French fleet attacked Veracruz, landed a large French army and retreated President Juarez and his government.
6,000 French forces led by General Charles de Lorense will attack Puebla de Los Angeles, deciding that victory in France will soon occur in Mexico in May 1862. From his new headquarters in the north, Juarez gathered a group of loyal people and sent them to Puebla.
Under the guidance of General Ignacio Zaragoza, 2,000 Mexicans strengthened the town and attacked the fully equipped French army.
On May 5, or to Cinco de Mayo, Lorencez gathered his troops and began attacking from northern Puebla.
The fight lasted until dawn. Lorentz noticed that his outstanding French army lost nearly 500 soldiers and was killed instead of 100 Mexican armies, he completely withdrew his defeated army.
Zaragoza did not achieve a major strategic victory in the overall warfare in Praesula, but victory in Puebla caused resistance in Mexico and the French team retreated in six years. In 1864 after that same year, the Austrian Grand Duke Ferdinand Maximilian installed as a Mexican emperor by Napoleon was captured and executed by the shooting party.
Zaragoza 's historic victory, Puebla de los Angeles, was renamed Pra Bras de Zaragoza in honor of the general. Today, Mexican (and Mexican American) celebrates the anniversary of Puebla's battle as Cinco de Mayo, a vacation in Puebla
The battle of Puebla was not a definitive victory in the American cynodor de Mayo celebration. Rather, the battle of Puebla is a confirmation of the urgent need of Mexico's heart, which overthrew the feeling of defeat over time, exceeding the wars of many years and the loss of the country. The Mexican Batalhad Puebla is a psychological victory for the Mexican, a French failure. France continues to impose the second Mexican empire (Segundo Imperio Mexicano) to Maximilian I. This is the second monarchy that dominates Mexico. The Catholic church and conservatives are now recovering their power in Mexico. Benito Juarez was forced to retreat to the current Cd. Juarez, then known as El Paso del Norte. In 1888, Juarez City finally renamed Benito Juarez.
During the war between France and Mexico (1861 - 1867), the overwhelming Mexican army broke a powerful invasion French army in the town of Puebla de los in Los Angeles. The French army's retreat during Puebla's battle represented the great moral victory of Mexican people and symbolized the country's ability to protect its sovereign beyond a strong foreign country. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, ruled by Napoleon III, decided to take advantage of this opportunity to deprive the empire of dependence from the territory of Mexico. At the end of 1861, a well-equipped French fleet attacked Veracruz, landed a large French army and retreated President Juarez and his government.