Capture of Mexico City (1863)

The 1863 Capture of Mexico City by French forces took place on June 10, 1863. With the French victory at the Siege of Puebla, the position of the Mexican Republican government was untenable. As soon as the federal government left the capital, General Bruno Martinez, commander of the garrison of the town, issued a manifesto in favor of intervention, recognizing French commanding general Élie Frédéric Forey as the highest authority in Mexico. On June 10, the bulk of the French army entered the city under the direct command of General Forey.