Capture of Mexico City (1863)

French-led forces captured Mexico City on 10 June 1863. It was part of the Second French intervention in Mexico.

Capture of Mexico City
Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico

Entrance of the French Expeditionary Corps into Mexico
Date10 June 1863 (1863-06-10)
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Result French and Mexican Imperial victory
Belligerents
Mexican Republic French Empire
Mexican Empire
Commanders and leaders
Élie Frédéric Forey

History

With the French victory at the Siege of Puebla, the position of the Mexican Republic government was untenable and Benito Juárez decided to abandon the capital and continue the war through guerrilla warfare.

As soon as the federal government left the capital, General Bruno Martinez, commander of the garrison of the town, issued a manifesto in favor of intervention, recognizing French commanding general Élie Frédéric Forey as the highest authority in Mexico.

On June 10, the bulk of the French army entered Mexico City under the direct command of General Forey, and captured it for the Second French Empire. Soon after, the French established a puppet state in the form of emperor Maximilian. The war continued however as French forces continued to secure the country and as Mexican guerillas continued to harass the invaders. [1]

See also
  • Independent Mexico topics
  • Second French intervention in Mexico topics
  • Second French Empire topics

References
  1. RIVA PALACIOS, Vicente (1940). México á través de los siglos: historia general y completa del desenvolvimiento social, político, religioso, militar, artístico, científico y literario de México desde a antigüedad más remota hasta la época actual; obra, única en su género. (G. S. López edición). México.

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