Battle of Puebla

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Napoleon Bonaparte


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Ignacio Zaragoza

Napoleon Bonaparte

• 1821 Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the Island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
• 1862 Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
• 1964 The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day

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