Mexican forces

E64586

military forces

Mexican forces were the military troops of Mexico, notably recognized for defeating the French army at the Battle of Puebla on Cinco de Mayo in 1862.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military forces →
achieved	victory at the Battle of Puebla →
alliedWith	Mexican republican government →
alsoKnownAs	Mexican army →
associatedWithEvent	Cinco de Mayo →
branchOf	Mexican Armed Forces →
commemoratedOn	Cinco de Mayo celebrations →
conflict	French intervention in Mexico →
country	Mexico →
dateOfVictory	1862-05-05 →
defended	city of Puebla →
demonstrated	resilience against foreign invasion →
engagedIn	land warfare →
faced	better-equipped French troops →
historicalSignificance	defeat of a major European power in the Americas →
influenced	Mexican national identity →
languageOfCommand	Spanish →
locationOfKeyBattle	Puebla, Mexico →
notableCommander	Ignacio Zaragoza →
opposed	French Second Empire → French army →
participatedIn	Battle of Puebla →
partOf	Mexican Republic’s defense →
primaryRole	defense of Mexican territory →
symbolized	Mexican resistance to foreign domination →
timePeriod	19th century →
used	artillery → defensive tactics at Puebla → small arms →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antonio López de Santa Anna ("Mexican army at the Battle of the Alamo") → Ignacio Zaragoza ("Mexican Army of the East") →	commanded
Monument to the Niños Héroes (nearby Chapultepec access) ("Mexican Army") →	associatedWith
The Alamo ("Mexican Army") →	attackedByDuringBattle
Battle of San Jacinto ("Mexican Army") →	belligerent
Battle of Puebla ("Mexican Army of the East") →	hasParticipant
Battle of Buena Vista ("Mexican Army of Operations in the North") →	notableUnit
Cinco de Mayo →	victoriousSide