Cinco de Mayo ("The Fifth of May" in Castilian) is a national, but not federal, holiday in Mexico which is also widely celebrated in the United States. It commemorates the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin over the French occupational forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

The reason the US celebrates this day, is to Thank Mexico for saving our asses from the French Invasion that was underway while our country was wrapped up in the civil war that was occuping our attention and military resources in the east....The French was gonna come at us from the back door through Mexico, while our gaurd was down....Key word WAS..

 

Hmmmmm..... What's with those Frenchmen sneeking In your Back Door while your not looking!!! [sm=insomnia.gif]

 

I'm pretty sure almost every country has some holiday celebrating victory over the french!

 

got a few drunks today in the jail... all of them were from mexico.. lol

 

Hum, hum, may I correct that.

The US military knew the effect the Mexican victory could have, and so they sent General Phil Sheridan to Texas to ensure that the Mexican army had all the weapons and munitions needed to fully defeat the French, and to prevent them from again gaining a foothold.
The effects this had on the Civil War had to do with logistics.
The French had been supplying the Confederate troops for some time and in fact were the primary logistic support for the Confederate Army. By cutting off this supply line, the Union Army-supported Mexicans caused the Confederate Army to continuously become weaker.

DENNIS! [sm=pcwhack.gif][sm=smiley35.gif]

 

Exactly