please, people, wait May 17th to celebrate...

5000 mexicans against 6000 french. The mexicans holding the fortress. No foreign legion at that point, small expeditionary force, no Hapsburg at that point.

En attendant, dans une dizaine de jours, c'est Camerone!


Btw, yes, we French celebrate our defeats (Waterloo, Trafalgar, Puebla...) for the simple reason that, if we were to celebrate our victories, we would have no rest.