French intervention in Mexico
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The French intervention in Mexico was a mid-19th-century military campaign in which France, backed at times by Britain and Spain, invaded Mexico to install Emperor Maximilian I and challenge Mexican sovereignty under President Benito Juárez.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
invasion
ⓘ
military intervention ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aim |
establish a monarchy in Mexico
ⓘ
install Maximilian I as emperor ⓘ secure repayment of Mexican debts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French intervention in Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
French–Mexican War
French intervention in Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Second French intervention in Mexico
|
| belligerent |
Second Mexican Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Empire under Maximilian I
Mexican conservatives ⓘ Mexican liberals ⓘ Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Mexico
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
| cause |
French desire to expand influence in Latin America
ⓘ
support for Mexican conservative factions ⓘ suspension of foreign debt payments by Mexico ⓘ |
| commander |
Benito Juárez
ⓘ
Charles de Lorencez NERFINISHED ⓘ François Achille Bazaine ⓘ Ignacio Zaragoza ⓘ Miguel Miramón ⓘ Napoleon III of France ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon III
Porfirio Díaz ⓘ Tomás Mejía ⓘ Élie Frédéric Forey ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1867 ⓘ |
| endedBy |
pressure from the United States after the Civil War
ⓘ
withdrawal of French forces ordered by Napoleon III ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American Civil War ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Battle of Puebla
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Puebla (5 May 1862)
Capture of Mexico City (1863) ⓘ Capture of Veracruz (1862) ⓘ Execution of Maximilian I (1867) ⓘ Siege of Puebla (1863) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Puebla (1863)
Siege of Puebla (1863) ⓘ |
| location | Mexico ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Camerone
ⓘ
Battle of Puebla ⓘ Siege of Querétaro ⓘ |
| opposedLeader | Benito Juárez ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday | Cinco de Mayo ⓘ |
| result |
Republican victory
ⓘ
restoration of the Mexican Republic ⓘ withdrawal of French troops ⓘ |
| startDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Napoleon III of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon III
|
| supportedLeader | Maximilian I of Mexico ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaty of London (1861)
ⓘ
Treaty of Miramar ⓘ |
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Second French intervention in Mexico
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French–Mexican War
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French military invasion of Mexico
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Second French intervention in Mexico
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Battle of Puebla
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Second French intervention in Mexico