4. After losing the Battle of Puebla, France went on to win the war.
Mexican victory at Puebla slowed, but did not stop the French onslaught. French Emperor Napoleon III ordered another 30,000 troops sent to Mexico under a new commander. They overran Puebla easily and captured Mexico City.
Juarez and his followers escaped to the mountains and Napoleon installed Ferdinand Maximilian von Hapsburg, second in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne as Mexico's ruler.
5. The French occupation of Mexico was short-lived.
Back in France, Napoleon III was growing increasingly concerned about Prussia, which had won victories against Denmark and Austria and figured they would next try to reclaim the the disputed territories of Alsace and Lorraine.
Meanwhile, the Civil War in the United States had ended and the U.S. government was putting pressure on him to get out and also supplying weapons to to Juarez's army.
Continued.
--Cooter
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