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To: epicure who wrote (264008)	11/11/2014 12:49:18 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540884

Yeah, we might have stopped slavery without war, assuming that this wouldn't have driven the slavers to declare independence from the Empire. We might have also conquered Mexico for the empire, even if it was the French one, or, perhaps to take it away from them for queen and country. I'm glad we left them. 1862: Arrival of the French[ edit]The British, Spanish and French fleets arrived at Veracruz, between 8 and 17 December 1861 intending to pressure the Mexicans into settling their debts. [13] The Spanish fleet seized San Juan de Ulúa and subsequently the capital Veracruz [13] on 17 December. The European forces advanced to Orizaba, Cordoba and Tehuacán as it had been agreed in the Convention of Soledad. [13] The city of Campeche surrendered to the French fleet on 27 February, and a French army, commanded by General Lorencez, arrived on 5 March. When the Spanish and British realised the French ambition to conquer Mexico, they withdrew their forces on 9 April, their troops leaving on 24 April. In May, the French man-of-war Bayonnaise blockaded Mazatlán for a few days. en.wikipedia.org