North America 1863: French Intervention in Mexico
22 March 1863
22 Mar 1863
French Intervention in Mexico
20 Dec 1860 Secession of South Carolina
8 Feb 1861 Confederate States of America
12 Apr 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter
21 Jul 1861 First Battle of Bull Run
17 Dec 1861 Fight for Kentucky
7 Apr 1862 Battle of Shiloh
1 May 1862 Capture of New Orleans
17 Sep 1862 Battle of Antietam
22 Mar 1863 French Intervention in Mexico
4 Jul 1863 Vicksburg and Gettysburg
20 Nov 1863 Dominican Restoration War
12 Jun 1864 Second Mexican Empire
21 Dec 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea
9 Apr 1865 Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia
Bankrupt after its Reform War, Mexico had suspended its debt repayments in 1861, prompting Spain, France and Britain to occupy Veracruz. However when it became apparent that the French Emperor Napoleon III was really using the intervention as an excuse to conquer Mexico, the Spanish and British withdrew, leaving the French to continue the invasion on their own.
