Cinco de Mayo!

Cinco de Mayo, meaning the 5th of May in Spanish, is the celebration of the Mexican Army’s victory over the invading French forces on May 5, 1862. It took place at the Battle of Puebla, where 4000 Mexican soldiers defeated Napoleon 3rd’s 8000 strong French Army. However, it was a short lived victory. A year later the French invaded Mexico City and occupied Mexico for two years, until being ousted in 1867.