Interstate war

Franco-Mexican

16 Apr 1862 – 5 Feb 1867 · 19.17° N, 96.13° W

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When
16 Apr 1862 – 5 Feb 1867
Kind
Interstate war
Deaths
20,000
Coordinates
19.17° N, 96.13° W
Total battle deaths
20000

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Second French intervention in Mexico

1861 invasion of Mexico by the French

The second French intervention in Mexico, also known as the Second Franco-Mexican War (1861–1867), 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.

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