How did Mexico beat the French during the French invasion?

The Second Battle of Puebla took place in 1863, almost a year after Cinco de Mayo. The Mexican Republican army made a stand to try to stop the French invasion to the Valley of Mexico and the Mexican capital. The siege became a bitter house to house battle and continued until the last ounce of powder in the Mexican army’s arsenals was spent. read more

The Second French Intervention in Mexico (Sp.: Segunda intervención francesa en México, 1861–67) was an invasion of Mexico, launched in late 1861, by the Second French Empire (1852–70). read more