Siege of Querétaro

Siege of Querétaro Part of the French intervention in Mexico Republican militiamen entering Queretaro Date 6 March to 15 May, 1867 Location Querétaro, Mexico Result Mexican Republican victory Belligerents Mexican Republicans Mexican Empire Commanders and leaders Mariano Escobedo Maximilian I Miguel Miramón Leonardo Márquez Tomás Mejía Units involved 40,000 9,000 Casualties and losses Unknown, Very High Unknown

French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867) Fortín Las Cumbres Atlixco Puebla Barranca Seca Cerro del Borrego Jonuta Siege of Puebla San Pablo del Monte Tampico 2nd Atlixco Camarón Mexico City Chiapa de Corzo Morelia Guanajuato Guadalajara Jahuactal San Juan Bautista Mazatlán Acapulco Nanahuatipam Majoma Monterrey Matamoros Totoapan Colima Jiquilpan San Pedro Cuauhtémoc El Rosario Tacámbaro Soyaltepec La Loma Parral Chihuahua Álamos Ixmiquilpan Bagdad Santa Isabel Chihuahua Siege of Jonuta Santa Gertrudis Miahuatlán Juchitán La Carbonera Guayabo Guadalajara Villa de Álvarez San Jacinto Monterrey 3rd Puebla Lomas de San Lorenzo Siege of Querétaro Mexico City

The Siege of Querétaro was the culminating battle of the French Intervention in Mexico and the Second Mexican Empire. It took place between Republican and Imperial armies from 6 March to 15 May 1867.

The Republican victory at Querétaro effectively ended the war of the Second French Intervention. Maximilian I of Mexico was captured and condemned to death by a court martial on June 14; resulting in his execution by firing squad on the morning of June 19 at the Cerro de las Campanas.^[1]

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