. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ials andcrushed with her misfortune, her mindgave way and she was placed in retreat atTervueren, near Brussels, where she stilllives, long deprived of reason. In thesouth, Diaz, who since his escape fromPuebla had gathered a noteworthy forcewas organizing a third campaign against the invaders, whom he signally defeatedin brilliant engagements in Oaxaca, at Nochixtlan on September 23d, at Miahua-tlan on October 3d, and at La Carbonera on October 18th, the latter victorybeing especially significant. The Mexicans were now f
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ials andcrushed with her misfortune, her mindgave way and she was placed in retreat atTervueren, near Brussels, where she stilllives, long deprived of reason. In thesouth, Diaz, who since his escape fromPuebla had gathered a noteworthy forcewas organizing a third campaign against the invaders, whom he signally defeatedin brilliant engagements in Oaxaca, at Nochixtlan on September 23d, at Miahua-tlan on October 3d, and at La Carbonera on October 18th, the latter victorybeing especially significant. The Mexicans were now filled with enthusiasmand unwavering courage led them to make light of the discrepancies betweentheir military resources and those of their opponents. Diaz then laid siege tothe City of Oaxaca which surrendered on October 31st. This victory furnishedthe liberal army with much needed ammunition and artillery. Moving south-ward toward Tehuantepec, Diaz won the battles of La Chitova and Tequisistlanon December 19th and 26th. In January, 1867, the government was transferred. STATUE OF COLUMBUS. 110 MEXICO to Zacatecas, but it was again driven forth a few days later by Miramon, whohad returned to Mexico, and the president and his ministers barely escaped cap-ture. Before the date for the final withdrawal of French troops arrived, Bazaineleft Mexico with the last contingent, in February, 1867. But not all the desperate devotion of soldiers or skill of generals couldprevent the republican armies of the North and West from uniting and onMarch 10th completing the investment of Queretaro. On March 22d, Marquezsuccessfully got past the invading lines with a cavalry force of twelve hundredto make his way to the capital and bring thence the garrison to make a realattack on the invaders and allow the besieged to escape. Proceeding to thecapital, Marquez secured the garrison, but instead of returning to Queretaro,he took his force of five thousand men to relieve Puebla, which General PorfirioD
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