Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=SPYA9KDo3QP Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Battle That May Have Saved the United States [wfl6oB4LzpI] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 2026 EDT In 1862 France planned an empire in Mexico that could have backed the Confederacy and reshaped the American Civil War. On 5 May an outnumbered Mexican army won at Puebla, and the delay that followed helped run the French plan out of time. 1ph8aBiYw0P ju9lxLBYFSw wNVNc3BPgc6 HQx3spBAuDH OJ2bd0FduXx f45TToB9QSD UjqukZoM6Yy
In 1862 France planned an empire in Mexico that could have backed the Confederacy and reshaped the American Civil War. On 5 May an outnumbered Mexican army won at Puebla, and the delay that followed helped run the French plan out of time. 1ph8aBiYw0P ju9lxLBYFSw wNVNc3BPgc6 HQx3spBAuDH OJ2bd0FduXx f45TToB9QSD UjqukZoM6Yy