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Mexico. The Second Mexican Empire ( Spanish: Segundo Imperio mexicano; French: Second Empire mexicain ), officially the Mexican Empire ( Spanish: Imperio Mexicano ), was a constitutional monarchy established in Mexico by Mexican monarchists in conjunction with the Second French Empire. The period is sometimes referred to as the Second French ...
2,000 killed and wounded [3] 12,500 captured [4] The siege of Puebla occurred between 16 March and 17 May 1863 during the Second French intervention in Mexico, between forces of the Second French Empire and forces of the Second Federal Republic of Mexico. The French were advancing toward Mexico City, and were blocked by Mexican troops at Puebla .
Blue Division (Second French Empire) The Blue Division was a French division during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Consisting of Troupes de Marine, it was the first time in the history of the marines to combine marsouins, marine infantry, and bigors, or marine artillery. Commanded by General Élie de Vassoigne, it was made up of two brigades:
The second French intervention in Mexico ( Spanish: segunda intervención francesa en México ), also known as the Second Franco-Mexican War (1861–1867), [13] was a military invasion of the Republic of Mexico by the French Empire of Napoleon III, purportedly to force the collection of Mexican debts in conjunction with Great Britain and Spain.
The fall of Napoleon III and the Second Empire in 1870 and the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War soured interest in French styles and taste. Additionally, in the US, Alfred Mullett's extravagance in his designs, waste of money, and the scandal of his association with corrupt businessmen, led to his resignation in 1874 from his post as supervising architect, a development that damaged ...
The Second Empire saw Freemasonry, and Freemasons as a threat, and aimed to either control them or wipe them out. Refusing to submit to imperial rule, some Freemasons chose exile and embarked for England. To survive, the Grand Orient de France, the main Masonic obedience, and French Freemasonry in general - as they had during the revolutionary ...
e. A referendum on re-establishing the Empire was held in France on 21 and 22 November 1852. Voters were asked whether they approved of the re-establishment of the Empire in the person of Louis Napoléon Bonaparte and family. It was approved by 96.9% of voters with a 79.8% turnout. [1] As with other plebicites under Napoleon III (and Napoleon I ...
