french pastry war
The Pastry War (Spanish: Guerra de los pasteles, French: Guerre des PÃ¢tisseries), also known as the First French intervention in Mexico or the First Franco-Mexican War (1838â1839), began in November 1838 with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de UlÃºa in Veracruz by French forces sent by King Louis-Philippe.