After the initial retreat set down by the Convention of La Soledad, the belligerents occupied Orizaba before attempting their second thrust.
One side believed its passage to the capital city to be safe due to the promises of the traitorous Juan Almonte. After the initial retreat set down by the Convention of La Soledad, the belligerents occupied Orizaba before attempting their second thrust. Defeating the defenders at Aculzingo, they moved on to the city guarded by Forts Loreto and Guadalupe; it is from this city that the battle gets its name. A young Porfirio Diaz and his commanding officer, Zaragoza, beat back the forces of the Count of Lorencez, although it only delayed the inevitable takeover by Maximilian. For ten points, name this 1862 Pyrrhic victory of the Mexicans over France, still celebrated on the fifth of May.
One side believed its passage to the capital city to be safe due to the promises of the traitorous Juan Almonte.
Battle of {Puebla}