battle of puebla

English Thesaurus

1. a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862 (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	pitched battle,
definition	:	a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place (noun.act)

domain region	:	mexico, united mexican states,
definition	:	a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 (noun.location)