The Battle of Puebla The battle pit 3,791 Mexican soldiers under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza against 5,730 French troops commanded by General Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte (Count ...

It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Puebla was Pueblo's first sister city. It’s also important to our own country’s history.

It’s been 148 years since the Mexican army under the command of Gen. Ignacio Zaragosa, stopped Napoleon III’s invading army at Puebla, Mexico, but the battle that took place on May 5, 1862 ...

On May 5, 1862, a ragtag Mexican army defeated the better-equipped hosts of the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. The battle itself did not decide the war—the French returned to ...

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the 1862 Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla. It's more a U.S. holiday than a Mexican one and takes on added significance amid contentious debate about ...

This set the stage for the May 5, 1862 battle of Puebla, a city located on the road from the coastal city of Veracruz to Mexico City, the route of invading armies from the Spaniards to the ...

On May 5, 1862, Mexican forces -- largely outnumbered by French forces -- achieved an unlikely victory in the Battle of Puebla. Mexico lost fewer than 100 out of 2,000 men in the battle, while ...

Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's victory in the 1862 Battle of Puebla on May 5. The city of Puebla is the epicenter of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico, with traditional food, dancing, and ...

Think the movie 300, or the Battle of Thermopylae if you're not a Gerard Butler fan. Somehow the French army was defeated in Puebla -- ergo The Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862.

The president also declared May 5, 1862, a national holiday and changed the name of Puebla de Los Angeles to Puebla de Zaragoza. Zaragoza has a special place in Mexico and Texas history.

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla where the Mexican army defeated the French during the U.S. Civil War on May 5, 1862.