Foreign Intervention and Civil War in Northern Mexico: The Battle of Santa Gertrudis, June 16, 1866

Leonel Rodriguez analyzed the Battle of Santa Gertrudis in 1866, exploring the involvement of foreign troops, including ex-Confederates and Union veterans, in the Mexican Civil War. He explained how this battle, which turned the tide against the Mexican Empire, reflected the complex geopolitical dynamics of the Western Hemisphere following the U.S. Civil War.