#frenchinterventionmexico

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 153 years ago today: French withdrawal from Mexico (22 Jan 1866) https://buff.ly/2U9f7rr The defeat of the Confederacy allowed the United States to pressure the French to end their intervention in Mexico. Napoleon III, already wary of the mounting financial costs and intractable Mexican resistance, declared victory in 1866 and proceeded to withdraw his forces. With its French backers gone, the Mexican Empire collapsed over the following year. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1866 #americanhistory #ushistory #confederacy #france #frenchinterventionmexico #january #january22 #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #napoleoniii #napoleon3 #americancivilwar #uscivilwar #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historynerd #historygeek #cinquedemayo #historyofmexico #mexicanrepublic (at Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs7R_j0gMs9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1da6xhxeoesu7

North America 154 years ago today: Second Mexican Empire (12 Jun 1864) http://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/18640612/ Despite fierce opposition, France took Mexico City in 1863, backing the creation of a new Mexican Empire. Napoleon III's pick for Emperor was Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria, who accepted the crown and arrived in Mexico the following year. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #1860s #1864 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #austria #confederacy #france #frenchinterventionmexico #civilwar #idaho #june #june12 #maps #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #montana #napoleoniii #usa #unitedstates #map (at Mexico City, Mexico)

North America 154 years ago today: Vicksburg and Gettysburg (04 Jul 1863) http://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/18630704/ After a stunning victory at Chancellorsville, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia struck north into Pennsylvania only to be decisively defeated at Gettysburg. At the same time Union forces captured Vicksburg, completing their control of the Mississippi River and physically splitting the Confederacy. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #1860s #1863 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #canadianhistory #confederacy #france #frenchinterventionmexico #july #july4 #maps #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #mississippi #napoleoniii #pennsylvania #unitedstates #virginia (at Gettysburg National Military Park)

North America 153 years ago today: Second Mexican Empire (12 Jun 1864) http://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/18640612/ Despite fierce opposition, France took Mexico City in 1863, backing the creation of a new Mexican Empire. Napoleon III's pick for Emperor was Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria, who accepted the crown and arrived in Mexico the following year. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #1860s #1864 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #austria #canadianhistory #confederacy #france #frenchinterventionmexico #georgiaus #idaho #june #june12 #maps #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #montana #napoleoniii #tennessee #unitedstates #virginia (at Mexico City, Mexico)

North America 155 years ago today: Capture of New Orleans (01 May 1862) http://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/18620501/ 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 #1860s #1862 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #arizona #canadianhistory #confederacy #france #frenchinterventionmexico #greatbritain #louisiana #maps #may #may1 #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #mississippi #napoleoniii #newmexico #spain #unitedstates (at New Orleans, Louisiana)

North America 152 years ago today: Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia (09 Apr 1865) http://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/18650409/ Having consolidated in Georgia, Sherman turned north to invade the Carolinas and link up with Union forces in Virginia. Meanwhile the Union advances in the north forced the Confederates to flee Richmond. With his situation now untenable, Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. Although it would take time for the news to spread, the Civil War was effectively at an end. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #1860s #1865 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #april #april9 #canadianhistory #confederacy #dominicanrepublic #frenchinterventionmexico #maps #mexicanhistory #napoleoniii #northcarolina #southcarolina #spain #unitedstates #virginia (at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park)

North America 155 years ago today: Battle of Shiloh (07 Apr 1862) http://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/18620407/ 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 #1860s #1862 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #april #april7 #canadianhistory #confederacy #france #frenchinterventionmexico #greatbritain #maps #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #napoleoniii #newmexico #tennessee #unitedstates #virginia (at Shiloh, Tennessee)