French expeditionary corps

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The French expeditionary corps was a military force sent by Napoleon III to intervene in Mexico in the 1860s, aiming to establish French influence and support the short-lived Second Mexican Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force
military unit
allegiance Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire
commander Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III
conflict French intervention in Mexico
French intervention in Mexico
surface form: Second French intervention in Mexico
country France
endTime 1867
government Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire
historicalEra 19th century
location Mexico
opponent Mexican Federation
surface form: Mexican Republic

forces loyal to Benito Juárez
partOf French Army
politicalObjective create a French-aligned monarchy in Mexico
expand French influence in Latin America
purpose establish French influence in Mexico
support the Second Mexican Empire
regionOfInfluence Mexico
relatedEvent establishment of the Second Mexican Empire
execution of Maximilian I of Mexico
result collapse of the Second Mexican Empire
withdrawal of French forces from Mexico
sponsor Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
startTime 1862
supported Maximilian I of Mexico
surface form: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico

Second Mexican Empire
theaterOfOperations North America
timePeriod 1860s
typeOfIntervention foreign military intervention

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this entity surface form: French expeditionary forces
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this entity surface form: French Expeditionary Corps
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this entity surface form: French Expeditionary Corps
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this entity surface form: French Expeditionary Corps
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this entity surface form: French Expeditionary Corps