14 Facts About French Intervention

Second French Intervention in Mexico, known as the Second Franco-Mexican War, was an invasion of Mexico, launched in late 1862 by the Second French Empire, which hoped to replace the Mexican Republic with a monarchy favorable to French interests.

French Intervention came as a civil war, the Reform War, had just concluded, and the intervention allowed the opposition against the liberal social and economic reforms of President Juarez to take up their cause .

On 16 April 1862, the French Intervention issued a proclamation inviting Mexicans to join them in establishing a new government.

On 17 April 1862, Mexican general Juan Almonte, who had been a foreign minister of the conservative government during the Reform War, and who was brought back to Mexico by the French Intervention, released his own manifesto, assuring the Mexican people of benevolent French Intervention intentions.

French Intervention defeated a small Mexican force at Escamela, and then captured Orizaba.

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On 10 January 1863, a French Intervention squadron bombarded the Mexican Pacific port of Acapulco and on 3 February, Forey finally set out for Puebla.

French Intervention vessels succeeded in recapturing Acapulco on 11 September 1864.

French Intervention's forces were disbanded in the course of being pursued by the imperialists.

French Intervention then set out to attack the liberals at Santa Isabel where due to underestimating their forces was routed and captured.

The Republicans did not immediately take Parrs, but the French Intervention withdrawal allowed them to take the town on June, 1866.

French Intervention believed he had to send a strong message that Mexico would not tolerate any government imposed by foreign powers.

French Intervention made few changes in policy, given that the progressive Maximilian had upheld most of Juarez's liberal reforms.

The French intervention ended with the Republican-led government being more stable and both internal and external forces were now kept at bay.

French Intervention held it through eight terms until 1911 now known as the Porfiriato.