In 6969 the French army defeated your mom.
The Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8,000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years.
The mexican army if course
army 1,000.000 reserve 205,000
The defeat led to the eventual expulsion of French forces from all of Indochina .
The defeat at Dien Bien Phu led the French military to surrender their positions in Vietnam. The French left Vietnam, leaving the United States at the forefront of the conflict.
In 1862
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The Mexican Army had 4,000 and the French had 8,000.
After the Battle of Goliad, about 400 rebel Texans surrendered to the Mexican army.
This took place in Puebla. This day was known then and now as "Cinco de Mayo". Mexican lost the battle against the French, which would make it the ultimate irony why they celebrate the day of their defeat.
1836
The french army led by Emperor Napoleon III had not been defeated in 50 years.In the beginning of the battle, the mexican Cavalry led the french cavalry away. the rest of the french army was forced to charge through the mud and through stampeding cattle stirred up by the native americans. The mexicans used their home turf to their advantage and soundyly defeated the french. and thats why! i hope this helps you
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It was called The Battle Of Puebla.
To defeat the Mexican army after it had destroyed the church and murdered the 181 men at the Alamo.
"Remember the Alamo" is the famous battle cry.