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The Battle of Pueba, also known as the Cinco de Mayoduring the Second Franco-Mexican War (1862-1867).

The Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8,000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years.

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Ignacio Zaragoza was the best general in the Mexican army and they won the battle when there was only 4000 men on there side and 8000 men in the french army

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