Pastry War
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The Pastry War began in November 1838 when French naval forces blockaded ports in Mexico, and captured San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz. This was in response to allegations of mistreatment of French natio
1841 painting of the Battle of Veracruz
French troops under Prince de Joinville attack the residence of General Arista in Veracruz, 1838. Painting by Pharamond Blanchard.
The second French intervention in Mexico, also known as the Second Franco-Mexican War, was a military invasion of the Republic of Mexico by the French Empire of Napoleon III, purportedly to force the
Pastry War
…mistreatment of French nationals in Mexico, including a pastry chef after whom the war was named, and ended in March 1839 with a British-brokered peace. A Second French intervention in Mexico followed in the 1860s. During the early years of the new Mexican republic, there was widespread civil disorder as factions competed for control of the…
Juan Prim, who was later Prime Minister of Spain
Entry of the French Expeditionary Force into Mexico City by Jean-Adolphe Beaucé, 1868
Bazaine welcomed to Guadalajara
Soldiers of the Imperial Mexican Army