Ignacio Zaragoza
Charles de Lorencez.
Ignacio Zaragoza commanded at the Battle of Puebla.
The battle took place in the city of Puebla, and was fought between the Mexican Army and a French force that was withdrawing to the coast. A series of misunderstandings led to the battle, which resulted in the first-ever Mexican victory over the French forces occupying their country.
Emperor Napoleon III led France during the Battle of Puebla.
He decided the breaking off of the negotiation with Mexican government and ordered the French army to advance towards Mexico City, starting the war. This led to the first battle of Puebla, which ended with the defeat of the invaders.
The Mexican victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 in the French-Mexican War led to Cinco de Mayo being celebrated.
The general commanding the French forces was Charles de Lorencez.
The Cinco de Mayo 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.
He was the president of Mexico at the time.
On the Mexican side it was General Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862); on the French side it was Count Charles Latrille (1814-1892).
Jose Urrea
Captain Seth Thornton, US Army. Colonel Anastasio Torrejon, Mexican Army.