"Cinco de Mayo: The Story and Guns of the ...." Topic
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Tango01 | 09 Jan 2020 10:25 p.m. PST |
… BATTLE OF PUEBLA "Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. That is celebrated on September 16 and involved a Catholic priest, freed prisoners and a lot of bell ringing. It also happened 50 years before the events of Cinco de Mayo. Today, Cinco de Mayo is mostly observed throughout the United States (and only regionally in Mexico) as a way to celebrate nonspecific Mexican heritage and culture. But in the literal sense, it commemorates the Battle of Puebla, a decisive, unfathomable and ultimately strategically unimportant military victory for Mexico over the French that took place on May 5, 1862…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Old Wolfman | 10 Jan 2020 10:20 a.m. PST |
And a week or so after the Foreign Legion does their commemoration of the battle of Camerone. |
Tango01 | 10 Jan 2020 11:10 a.m. PST |
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The Virtual Armchair General | 10 Jan 2020 12:21 p.m. PST |
Okay article, but obviously far short of a comprehensive account. For much more detailed and illustrated weapons info (plus so much else), I think Second French Intervention afficionados will be well pleased with "Viva Juarez!" as it grinds closer to completion, hopefully before Spring this year. TVAG |
Tango01 | 11 Jan 2020 12:26 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement Armand
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