Capture of Mexico City (1863)

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The Capture of Mexico City (1863) was a decisive French and conservative Mexican victory during the French intervention that led to the occupation of the capital and paved the way for the establishment of the Second Mexican Empire under Maximilian I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Mexican conservatives
Mexican liberals
Republic of Mexico
Second French Empire
conflict French intervention in Mexico
consequence accession of Maximilian I of Mexico
collapse of effective republican control over the capital
establishment of the Second Mexican Empire
country Mexico
date 1863
era 19th century
post-Reform War period
followedBy consolidation of French control over central Mexico
formalization of imperial regime in Mexico City
hasParticipant French expeditionary corps in Mexico
Liberal forces of Benito Juárez
Mexican Empire supporters
Mexican conservatives
Mexican republicans
Second French Empire
historicalPeriod French occupation of Mexico
location Mexico City
opponent Mexican liberal forces
Republic of Mexico
partOf French intervention in Mexico
Second French intervention in Mexico
pavedWayFor formal proclamation of the Second Mexican Empire
installation of Maximilian I as Emperor of Mexico
precededBy French advance into central Mexico
relatedTo Benito Juárez
French intervention in Mexico
Maximilian I of Mexico
Second Mexican Empire
result French victory
conservative Mexican victory
occupation of Mexico City by French and conservative forces
significance key turning point in the French intervention in Mexico
marked the loss of the republican capital
strategicImportance control of the Mexican capital
theater Central Mexico
typeOfVictory decisive victory

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French intervention in Mexico keyEvent Capture of Mexico City (1863)
Siege of Puebla (1863) followedBy French advance on Mexico City
linked to: Capture of Mexico City (1863)
Capture of Veracruz (1862) relatedTo French occupation of Mexico City
linked to: Capture of Mexico City (1863)