Capture of Chihuahua (1865)
French military conquest on behalf of the Second Mexican Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Capture of Chihuahua took place on 15 August 1865, during the Second French intervention in Mexico. General Augustin Brincourt Henri, with French troops under his command, took Chihuahua City in Chihuahua State, Mexico, from the Republicans on behalf of the Second Mexican Empire.[1]
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Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico | |||||||
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Augustin Henri | Unknown |
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