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Please describe the events surrounding the Battle of Puebla. Who was fighting and why? Who won? What happened next?

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The battle fought at Puebla was between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico.

The battle ended in a victory by the Mexican Army over the French Army.

Though not a major strategic victory in the overall war against the French, Zaragoza's victory at Puebla galvanized Mexican resistance, and six years later France withdrew.

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