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North America 157 years ago today: Capture of New Orleans (01 May 1862) https://buff.ly/2GQUF9N Union successes in Tennessee forced the Confederates to send troops and materiel north up the Mississippi River, stripping their defenses in the south. However, this made New Orleans vulnerable, and, when the Union fleet sailed upriver to attack it, it fell swiftly. Through simple negligence, the Confederacy had lost its largest city and most important commercial port. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1862 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #ushistory #historyofusa #confederacy #worldhistory #warbetweenstates #frenchintervention #may #may1 #mexicanempire #napoleoniii #usmilitary #militaryhistory #britishempire #19thcentury #maps #victorianera #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw6Y1o-A8Kp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ogoqp10w0vqz

North America 156 years ago today: French Intervention in Mexico (22 Mar 1863) https://buff.ly/2UQdCPI Bankrupt after its Reform War, Mexico had suspended its debt repayments in 1861, prompting Spain, France and Britain to occupy Veracruz. However when it became apparent that the French Emperor Napoleon III was really using the intervention as an excuse to conquer Mexico, the Spanish and British withdrew, leaving the French to continue the invasion on their own. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1863 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #ushistory #confederacy #frenchhistory #frenchinterventionmexico #frenchintervention #cinquedemayo #march #march22 #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #napoleoniii #imperialism #colonialism #19thcentury #victorian #victorianera #maps #todayinhistory #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek (at Puebla City) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvTMhPpgqGw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nqde08124zqo

North America 157 years ago today: Battle of Shiloh (07 Apr 1862) https://buff.ly/2UuKQav Moving through Kentucky down the Tennessee River, the US took the fight in the west to the Confederacy. In an attempt to prevent the Union from invading Mississippi, the Confederates launched a surprise attack on advanced columns at Shiloh, only to be beaten back when reinforcements arrived. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1862 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #april #april7 #ushistory #confederacy #confederatestates #frenchintervention #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #napoleoniii #battleofshiloh #tennessee #shiloh #warbetweenstates #mississippiriver #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historybuff #historygeek #historyteacher #historynerd #militaryhistory (at Shiloh National Military Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv8d95EA8ZW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9wyxmdhjx0q7

By July 3, French forces had taken control of Rome, bringing the Roman Republic to an end. The Pope was restored to power, and the Papal States were re-established—though the push for a unified and independent Italy didn’t disappear, and would only grow stronger in the years ahead.