Cinco de Mayo was a large momentum shifter during Mexico's attempt to repel the French from their country. France had created a colony out of Mexico, all so that the French could obtain many riches from the mines in Northwestern Mexico. Mexico had had enough and tried to kick the French out of their country, along with ceasing to pay interest to France. France was angered and tried to take over Mexico, and they started off very well. However, when they reached the Town of Puebla, they were defeated by the Mexican army, despite being more numerous and powerful than the Mexican army. The day would remembered from that point on as Cinco de Mayo.
Do you think that Napoleon would have helped the French army in Mexico?
ReplyDeleteI wondered how and why the Mexican army won in the Town of Puebla, so I did some research and found out that just like any other outstanding armies in the world, France was cocky. They thought that it would be a breeze to beat Mexico, and we all know going into a battle, game, whatever it is, that if you don't go your hardest, you'll probably not win.
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