North America 153 years ago today: French withdrawal from Mexico (22 Jan 1866) https://buff.ly/2U9f7rr The defeat of the Confederacy allowed the United States to pressure the French to end their intervention in Mexico. Napoleon III, already wary of the mounting financial costs and intractable Mexican resistance, declared victory in 1866 and proceeded to withdraw his forces. With its French backers gone, the Mexican Empire collapsed over the following year. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1866 #americanhistory #ushistory #confederacy #france #frenchinterventionmexico #january #january22 #mexicanempire #mexicanhistory #mexico #napoleoniii #napoleon3 #americancivilwar #uscivilwar #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historynerd #historygeek #cinquedemayo #historyofmexico #mexicanrepublic (at Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs7R_j0gMs9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1da6xhxeoesu7
