Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e resistanceof their countrymen. Accordingly the French commanderrefused to accept the arrangement whichhad proved satisfactory to England andSpain, and on the i6th of April, 1862,France declared war against Mexico.The French army was reinforced, andthe advance into the interior was begun.Puebla was attacked, but the French 222 CANADA, MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA. were defeated and forced back to thecoast. In 1863 the French army wasstrongly reinforced, and siege was laidto Puebla, which surrendered to GeneralForey on the 17th of May, after a gal-lant defence of three months. A number of other successes werewon by the French, and on the loth ofJune, 1863, they entered the city of that Mexico should be a hereditary mon-archy under an emperor of the RomanCatholic faith. The crown was offered to the AustrianArchduke Maximilian, and was acceptedby him. He waived all claim to thethrone of Austria in the event of thedeath of his brother, the Emperor Fran-cis Joseph, and made farewell visits to
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ENTRY OF THB FRENCH INTO THE CITY OF MEXICO. Mexico in triumph. Juarez and hisgovernment withdrew to San lyuis Po-tosi. The French and the church party atonce proceeded to cany out their scheme.A regency was established on the 24thof June, and on the 8th of July an as-sembly of notables was held to decideupon the future form of government forMexico. On the loth this bodv declared the sovereigns of France, England andBelgium, and to the Pope, who gavehim his special blessing. He sailed forMexico in April, 1864, and on the 28thof May landed at Vera Cruz, which washeld by the French. After a short delay there he proceededto the capital, welcomed all along theroute with great enthusiasm by thechurch party. He made his formal entry CANADA, MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA. 223 into the city of Mexico on the 12th ofJune, 1864. One of the first acts ofMaximilian, who was childless, was toadopt as his heir the son of the EmperorIturbide. He addressed himself withenergy to the task of giving to Mexico

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