GDG- Re: Defeat of AoP, Recognition by Britain

[jack]

But the eternal poverty imposed onn Mexico by the French lingers today....

Regards,

jack
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From: "Richard M Kadas" <rkadas at sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: GDG- Re: Defeat of AoP, Recognition by Britain


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> You may have forgotten that the first inigenous peoples' president of 
> Mexico, Benito Juarez, had a hand in defeating Fance's ambitions in 
> Mexico. A small victory by Mexican patriots at the town of Puebla is 
> celebrated widely in the U.S. on Cinco de Mayo. The Mexicans really didn't 
> need to wait for our civil war to end before they themselves kicked the 
> French out.
>  Dick
> Edward F Smothers <EFSmothers at uss.com> wrote:
>  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> Which is exactly what happened soon after the War was over if remember
> correctly.
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> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> The last thing Napoleon III wanted was a unified US turning its attention
> outward and noticing his Mexican expedition.
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> Margaret
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> From: "Tom Ryan"
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> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 10:27:18
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> Subject: RE: GDG- Re: Defeat of AoP, Recognition by Britain
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> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> Yes, the all in one basket concept behind the King Cotton method of
> inducing
> recognition from Britain seemed not only arrogant, but foolhardy as well.
> When that failed, they had no other leverage to employ. In addition, it
> antagonized a lot of people in Britain.
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> It also reflected British adaptability, since they changed from cotton to
> the manufacture of other fabrics. They also turned to Egypt to supply
> cotton to help keep that industry going as much as possible.
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> The French seemed a lot more anxious to recognize the South than the
> British
> were. The French motivation seemed to be gaining an inroad into Mexico.
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> Tom
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