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Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnasjo saɾaˈɣosa]; March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican general and politician.
Ignacio Zaragoza. Mexican general. Learn about this topic in these articles: Battle of Puebla. In Cinco de Mayo. …under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French troops at the Battle of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City; about 1,000 French troops were killed.
Ignacio ZaragozaBorn in Mexican Texas, present-day Goliad, in 1829, Zaragoza was the son of an infantry footsoldier. Zaragoza had dropped out of seminary to ...
General Ignacio Zaragoza, with only a small army, took on the powerful French forces of Napoleon III during the Second French Intervention. Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin was born on March 24, 1829 in the city of Presidio de La Bahia de Espiritu Santo, now Goliad, in southern Texas, USA.
Apr 30, 2020 · General Ignacio Zaragoza stands 10 feet tall in Goliad. His bronze countenance permanently cast, Zaragoza gazes southward from the Texas landscape of his birth, toward Mexico, the distant land of his military triumph and early demise.
Mar 3, 2010 · Zaragoza Defeats French Invaders. Led by General Ignacio Zaragoza, an estimated 2,000—5,000 Mexicans fortified the town and prepared for the assault by the well-equipped French force.
May 5, 2020 · President Juarez swiftly organized a military unit and placed General Ignacio Zaragoza in command. The army, composed of nearly 10,000 men, was named the Eastern Army, whose mission was to oppose the "French contingent of 6,000 soldiers," which insolent General Charles Ferdinand Latrille commanded.
May 5, 2022 · An elite French military force headed for Mexico City was stopped on May 5, 1862, at Puebla, a city about 80 miles southeast of the capital city. The Mexican forces were led by Texas-born general Ignacio Zaragoza. Working with a ragtag army, he defeated the superior French forces.
May 9, 2024 · On May 5, 1862, a poorly equipped mestizo and Zapotec force under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French troops at the Battle of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City; about 1,000 French troops were killed.
May 5, 2021 · The 4,500 ill-equipped and poorly trained Mexican troops were commanded by General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Mexican general skillfully utilized terrain to his advantage. Following a April 28 defeat of his troops at Acultzingo Pass, Zaragoza retreated to Puebla, entrenching his men in a saddle between fortifications on higher ground to each flank.
