The battle occurred when, seeing their path to the capital blocked, the French general Charles Laurencez recklessly ordered a frontal assault up the steep Cerro de Guadalupe, only to be repulsed by the forces of Ignacio Zaragoza.
Ten months after this battle, Elie-Frederic Forey used reinforcements to successfully besiege the namesake city, taking it for the French. The battle occurred when, seeing their path to the capital blocked, the French general Charles Laurencez recklessly ordered a frontal assault up the steep Cerro de Guadalupe, only to be repulsed by the forces of Ignacio Zaragoza. FTP, what was this 1862 battle delaying the establishment of a French puppet state in Mexico, now commemorated during Cinco de Mayo?
Ten months after this battle, Elie-Frederic Forey used reinforcements to successfully besiege the namesake city, taking it for the French.
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