Siege of Querétaro

Siege of Querétaro Part of the French intervention in Mexico Date 15 May, 1867 Location Querétaro, Mexico Result Mexican Republican victory Belligerents Mexican Republicans Mexican Empire

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. Emperor Maximilian I 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]

References

1. RIVA PALACIOS, Vicente (1940). México á través de los siglos: historia general y completa del desenvolvimiento social, político, religioso, militar, artístico, científico y literario de México desde a antigüedad más remota hasta la época actual; obra, única en su género. (G. S. López edición). México.