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| conflict = Capture of Mexico City |
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| partof = the [[Second French intervention in Mexico]] |
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| image = Entrée du corps expéditionnaire français à Mexico, juin 1863.jpg |
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| caption = Entrance of the French Expeditionary Corps into Mexico |
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| date = {{Start date|1863|6|10|df=y}} |
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| place = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] |
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| result = French and Mexican Imperial victory |
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| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|Mexico|1823}} [[Second Federal Republic of Mexico|Mexican Republic]] |
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| combatant2 = {{flagdeco|Second French Empire}} [[Second French Empire|French Empire]] <br> [[File:Flag of Mexico (1864-1867).svg|22px]] [[Second Mexican Empire|Mexican Empire]] |
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| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Second French Empire}} [[Élie Frédéric Forey]] |
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{{Campaignbox Second French intervention in Mexico}} |
{{Campaignbox Second French intervention in Mexico}} |
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French-led forces captured [[Mexico City]] on 10 June 1863. |
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It was part of the [[Second French intervention in Mexico]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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With the French victory at the [[Siege of Puebla (1863)|Siege of Puebla]], the position of the Mexican Republic government was untenable |
With the French victory at the [[Siege of Puebla (1863)|Siege of Puebla]], the position of the [[Second Federal Republic of Mexico|Mexican Republic]] government was untenable and [[Benito Juárez]] decided to abandon the capital and continue the war through guerrilla warfare. |
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As soon as the federal government left the capital, General Bruno Martinez, commander of the garrison of the town, issued a manifesto in favor of intervention, recognizing French commanding general [[Élie Frédéric Forey]] as the highest authority in Mexico. |
As soon as the federal government left the capital, General Bruno Martinez, commander of the garrison of the town, issued a manifesto in favor of intervention, recognizing French commanding general [[Élie Frédéric Forey]] as the highest authority in Mexico. |
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On June |
On June 10, the bulk of the French army entered Mexico City under the direct command of General Forey, and captured it for the [[Second French Empire]]. Soon after, the French established a puppet state in the form of emperor Maximilian. The war continued however as French forces continued to secure the country and as Mexican guerillas continued to harass the invaders. <ref>RIVA PALACIOS, Vicente (1940). México á través de los siglos: historia general y completa del desenvolvimiento social, político, religioso, militar, artístico, científico y literario de México desde a antigüedad más remota hasta la época actual; obra, única en su género. (G. S. López edición). México.</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* {{C|Second French intervention in Mexico|Second French intervention in Mexico topics}} |
* {{C|Second French intervention in Mexico|Second French intervention in Mexico topics}} |
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* {{C|Second French Empire|Second French Empire topics}} |
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 Entrance of the French Expeditionary Corps into Mexico | |||||||
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French-led forces captured Mexico City on 10 June 1863. It was part of the Second French intervention in Mexico.
History[edit]
With the French victory at the Siege of Puebla, the position of the Mexican Republic government was untenable and Benito Juárez decided to abandon the capital and continue the war through guerrilla warfare.
As soon as the federal government left the capital, General Bruno Martinez, commander of the garrison of the town, issued a manifesto in favor of intervention, recognizing French commanding general Élie Frédéric Forey as the highest authority in Mexico.
On June 10, the bulk of the French army entered Mexico City under the direct command of General Forey, and captured it for the Second French Empire. Soon after, the French established a puppet state in the form of emperor Maximilian. The war continued however as French forces continued to secure the country and as Mexican guerillas continued to harass the invaders. [1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ RIVA PALACIOS, Vicente (1940). México á través de los siglos: historia general y completa del desenvolvimiento social, político, religioso, militar, artístico, científico y literario de México desde a antigüedad más remota hasta la época actual; obra, única en su género. (G. S. López edición). México.