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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jan Roberts-Dominguez / The Bulletin
May 1, 2007
The odds against the Mexican troops were huge on the morning of May 5, 1862. In the legendary Battle of Puebla, 4,500 men faced a well-trained force of 6,000 men from Napoleon III's French Army. After four hours of fighting, the Mexican Army, led by the 33-year-old General Ignacio Zaragoza, was....
