Pastry War

The bombardment of San Juan de Ulúa in 1838

Date

November 27, 1838 – March 9, 1839
(3 months, 1 week and 3 days)

Location

Mexico

Result

French victory

Mexican government agrees to pay damages of 600,000 pesos.

Belligerents

France
Supported by:
United States

Texas

Mexico
Supported by:
United Kingdom

British Canada

Commanders and leaders

Louis Philippe I

Charles Baudin

Antonio López de Santa Anna

Guadalupe Victoria

Mariano Arista

Strength

3,000

3,239

Casualties and losses

32 dead
60 wounded

95 dead
129 wounded

French victory

France
Supported by:
United States

Mexico
Supported by:
United Kingdom

The Pastry War (Spanish: Guerra de los pasteles, French: Guerre des Pâtisseries), also known as the First French intervention in Mexico or the First Franco-Mexican War (1838–1839), began in November 1838 with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz by French forces sent by King Louis-Philippe. It ended several months later in March 1839 with a British-brokered peace. The intervention followed many claims by French nationals of losses due to unrest in Mexico.

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