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"After a long conflict with France over the clash between its commercial pretensions and the defense of Mexico's sovereignty, twelve warships arrived in Veracruz in 1838.

The blockade of the port for almost a year and the bombardment that cost many Mexican lives were politically exploited by President Anastasio Bustamante and General Santa Anna. The former, facing a crisis of legitimacy, called for national unity to silence criticism of his government; the latter, considered a traitor for the loss of Texas in 1836, was elevated to a national hero, despite his ridiculous horseback attack on the invading fleet, in which he lost a leg and a finger.

Years later, an irrelevant assault on a pastry shop, magnified by the press, was considered the cause of the French invasion, and, over time, other chroniclers fleshed out the myth until it became "history." Thus, the absurd meaning of what was actually a serious diplomatic conflict became fixed in the popular imagination as the Pastry War…"
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Armand

Thanks Tango for the link, the Santa Ana search could be a great source for an skirmish game with an unusual set-up.
Thanks to the link, I know now the whole story behind a picture used to be in the Naval Musée of Paris, portraying Joinville leading a party of sailors in an assault in Mexico.

Cheers

Alberto

Alberto… un verdadero placer de mi parte … gracias

Armand