Happy Cinco de Mayo! Just a lil History before Margaritas to go 🥤🥤 . How Cinco de Mayo Helped Prevent a Confederate Victory in the Civil War . When a small, scrappy Mexican force handed the French army a surprise defeat in 1862, the Confederacy was denied a potential ally. . . https://www.history.com/news/cinco-de-mayo-battle-puebla-civil-war . . Cinco de Mayo actually marks the unlikely defeat of elite French forces by an undermanned Mexican army in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In fact, this underdog Mexican victory may have played a part in preventing French Emperor Napoleon III from helping the Confederacy win the American Civil War. . #stopthewall #lovethyneighbor #mexicodontplay #cincodemayo #happycincodemayo #margarita https://www.instagram.com/p/B_zpwrTAkC0/?igshid=14scl09zfignh