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The Pastry War
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The
Pastry War
one of the dumbest wars
Where did It take place?
The huge conflict
It took place in Mexico and the conflict was held around the gulf of Mexico and at the climax of the fighting it was at San Juan de Ulúa
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The pastry war was fought between the years 1838-1839. it started when a few spanish officers damaged a french mans pastry shop. the french king took interest in the situation. they told the spanish to pay for the repairs with a whopping 90% intrest rate!
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France decided to back up its demand for 600,000 pesos by sending a fleet to Veracruz, the principal Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico. After bombarding the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa, situated on a reef outside the harbour, and occupying the city (April 16, 1838), the French won a guarantee of payment through the good offices of Great Britain and withdrew their fleet (March 9, 1839).
How did it effect people
Effects
The war did not seem to affect the french people too much because nothing was fought in France (unless there was another revolution. i don't know, its not my topic.) But in Mexico it probably stressed out most of the people that they were being attacked.
Maybe war isnt that bad
Results
As a result, France invaded Mexico, Corpus Christi in Texas was affected, a left leg still resides in two different countries, Cinco de Mayo came to be, and chewing gum was invented.
The source of all my power
I found out about the pastry war when I was looking up some of the dumbest wars in the world
Sources
https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-may-not-know-about-santa-anna ,
https://www.britannica.com/event/Pastry-War ,
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/mexico-france-went-war-pastry-chef.html ,
https://www.military.com/off-duty/4-more-of-stupidest-wars-world-history.html