“Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army’s defeat of French troops at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The victory was significant in part because the odds were against Mexico — Napoleon was in charge at the time — and because some historians believe it likely prevented France from backing the Confederacy in the United States during America’s Civil War.”
So, Napoleon was in command of French forces at the battle of Cinco de Mayo? He must have been one tough dude since he died in 1821. Is this “fake news” or what?
HectorPriam almost 7 years ago
“Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army’s defeat of French troops at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The victory was significant in part because the odds were against Mexico — Napoleon was in charge at the time — and because some historians believe it likely prevented France from backing the Confederacy in the United States during America’s Civil War.”
So, Napoleon was in command of French forces at the battle of Cinco de Mayo? He must have been one tough dude since he died in 1821. Is this “fake news” or what?