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archangel said:"Cinco de Mayo' 1810 the greater area of Mexico...revolution from Spanish occupation has nothing to do with the US Civil War..however your comments are under consideration ie:Napoleon and France....Nice try on revision of history though!
Its fact bro. Napolean III was intent on marching through Mexico to reinforce the confederate army. The battle of Pueblo, however, prevented his army from doing so. He had to send reinforcements to the area after the initial loss.
wikipedia said:The French realized their forces were inadequate to their intended task, and were eventually reinforced with an additional 30,000 troops. In 1863 the French again marched towards Mexico City this time bypassing Puebla on their route and succeeded in taking the capital and installing the puppet regime of Emperor Maximilian.
While the Battle of Puebla did not stop the French takeover of Mexico, it was nonetheless an important victory for the Mexicans. It greatly raised Mexican morale and strengthened their determination to resist the invasion. It gave the Juárez government more time to prepare, and while they were forced to abandon Mexico City and retreat to the north of the country, they continued to maintain a working government which was recognized as the legitimate government of Mexico by many foreign nations, and eventually succeeded in defeating Maximilian and his allies in 1867.
The Battle of Puebla was also of historic importance in that it quashed Napoleon III's hopes of a quick takeover of Mexico, which he was planning to use as a base to aid the Confederates in the American Civil War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla