Category: Mexican Empire

North America 1858

Mexican Reform War

In Mexico, the antagonism between the...

North America 1859

Raid on Harpers Ferry

The 1850s conflict in the US over slavery was...

North America 1860

Secession of South Carolina

By 1860, the rift between the slave states of...

North America 1861

Confederate States of America

The secession of South Carolina prompted the...

North America 1861

Fight for Kentucky

When the Civil War broke out, Kentucky had...

North America 1862

Battle of Shiloh

Moving through Kentucky down the Tennessee...

North America 1862

Capture of New Orleans

Union successes in Tennessee forced the...

North America 1862

Battle of Antietam

Having established naval supremacy, Union...

North America 1863

French Intervention in Mexico

Bankrupt after its Reform War, Mexico had...

North America 1863

Vicksburg and Gettysburg

After a stunning victory at Chancellorsville,...

North America 1863

Dominican Restoration War

In 1861, facing bankruptcy and a potential...

North America 1864

Second Mexican Empire

Despite fierce opposition, France took Mexico...

North America 1864

Sherman's March to the Sea

In 1864, the Union armies were placed under...

North America 1866

French withdrawal from Mexico

The defeat of the Confederacy allowed the...

North America 1866

Red Cloud's War

Following the Civil War, the US government...