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title=The second French intervention
desc=The French invasion of Mexico is the result of a series of unfortunate events. After the Reform War and the suspension of foreign debt payments by the Benito Juárez government, France, together with Spain and the United Kingdom, sent military forces to Mexico in 1861 to demand payment of the debt. While Spain and the United Kingdom withdrew following the La Soledad agreements, France, under the command of Napoleon III, saw the opportunity to establish a puppet empire in America. With the excuse of supporting the Mexican conservatives, the French army landed on the Mexican coast to begin its intervention.

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