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their soldiers that had come down with illness and were recuperating in a French military hospital in
Orizaba and marched towards Cordoba. The British and Spanish, unwilling to fight the Mexicans and having already negotiated a peaceful agreement with the Mexican government, began withdrawing on the day of the skirmish. After the suspicious deaths of three French soldiers, General Charles de Lorencez became concerned about the fate of the sick in Orizaba. On the pretext that a letter from Mexican General
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produced during the negotiations in order to strengthen the cause of the French intervention. After this minor victory, de
Lorencez showed an unrealistic level of optimism in the campaign. Exhilarated by the success, he wrote to Napoleon III that he would soon become the "master of Mexico". On April 27, he marched on the Mexican capital. On May 5, he suffered a
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in 1862, and was the first outbreak of conflict between the two nations during the conflict. Following the breakdown of French negotiations with the
Mexican government (thanks to the unreasonable French demands) both sides readied themselves for war. In the meantime, the French left behind 340 of
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were sent to confront them. The
Mexican lancers, upon seeing the superior force, routed immediately and a twenty-minute chase ensued. They were caught near Fortín and decided to wheel about and face the French, but suffered five killed and twelve captured, with the rest fleeing for their lives.
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150:Commanders and leaders
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613:Fortín de las Flores
559:Lomas de San Lorenzo
642:Charles de Lorencez
629:Chasseurs d'Afrique
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326:Mexico City
316:2nd Atlixco
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668:Categories
607:Background
554:3rd Puebla
507:Miahuatlán
445:Soyaltepec
430:El Rosario
425:Cuauhtémoc
341:Guanajuato
82:96°59′52″W
79:18°53′49″N
636:Aftermath
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653:See also
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368:Mazatlán
177:Strength
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57:Location
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383:Majoma
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259:Fortín
144:Mexico
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107:Result
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