The Most RIDICULOUS Reason France Ever Went to War

In 1838, France attacked Mexico over a long list of complaints. The war is named after just one: a wrecked pastry shop. This is the Pastry War. It starts with Monsieur Remontel's shop outside Mexico City and a claim of maybe 800 pesos. It ends with a 600,000-peso bill, a blockade, a shelled fortress, the King of France's son sent to grab Santa Anna before breakfast, and a general whose left leg got its own state funeral while he was still alive. We also put it up against two other reasons France invaded places, and follow the leg (and his spare legs) all the way to Illinois. Legends are labelled as legends. Chapters 0:00 France vs a pastry shop 2:34 The 600,000-peso ultimatum 3:20 The blockade 4:51 The fortress falls 5:33 Santa Anna loses a leg 8:44 Is it really the pettiest? 10:02 The leg's state funeral 11:29 The cork leg in Illinois //Sources// Full list of sources: https://chronigans.com/sources/pastry... Music and sound effects: Epidemic Sound. Website: chronigans.com Contact: contact@chronigans.com #history #animatedhistory #pastrywar