HISTORY.
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| Oct. 27, 1862. | The Mexican Congress assembles, and protests against the French invasion. | |
| Jan. 13, 1863. | The French evacuate Tampico. | |
| Feb. 24, 1863. | Forey marches toward Mexico. | |
| Mar. 29, 1863. | Siege of Puebla, bravely defended; severe assault, March 31st to April 3d. | |
| May 18, 1863. | It is surrendered at discretion by Ortega. | |
| May 31, 1863. | The Republican Government remove to San Luis Potosi. | |
| June 5, 1863. | Mexico occupied by the French, under Bazaine. | |
| June 10, 1863. | His army enters the capital. | |
| July 10, 1863. | Assembly of notables at Mexico decide on the establishment of a limited hereditary monarchy, with a Roman Catholic prince as Emperor, and offer the crown to the Archduke Maximilian of Austria; a regency established. | |
| Aug. 11, 1863. | The French reoccupy Tampico. | |
| Oct. 1, 1863. | Marshal Forey resigns his command to Bazaine, and returns to France. | |
| Oct. 3, 1863. | The Archduke Maximilian accepts the crown, under conditions. | |
| Nov. 12, 1863. | The Mexican General Comonfort surprised and shot by partisans. | |
| Dec. 18, 1863. | Successful advance of the imperialists; Juarez retires from San Luis Potosi. | |
| Dec. 24, 1863. | It is entered by the imperialists. | |
| Jan., Feb., '64. | The French occupy various places. | |
| Feb. 27, 1864. | The ex-President, General Santa Anna, lands at Vera Cruz, professing adhesion to the empire; March 12th, dismissed by Bazaine. | |
| April 3, 1864. | Juarez enters Monterey, which becomes the seat of the Republican Government. | |
| April 10, 1864. | The Archduke Maximilian definitively accepts the crown from the Mexican deputation at Miramar. | |
| May 29, 1864. | The Emperor and Empress land at Vera Cruz; June 12th, enter the City of Mexico. | |
| August, 1864. | The Emperor visits the interior; grants a free press. | |
| Dec. 27, 1864. | The Republicans defeat the Imperialists at San Pedro. | |
| Jan. 1, 1865. | Juarez at Chihuahua exhorts the Mexicans to maintain their independence. | |
| Jan. 18, 1865. | The Emperor institutes the order of the Mexican Eagle. | |
| Feb. 9, 1865. | Surrender of Oaxaca to Marshal Bazaine. | |
| April 10, 1865. | A temporary Constitution promulgated. |
