Mexico went to war with France.
The Pastry War , the Franco-Mexican War , a civil war , two empires and a domestic dictatorship occurred through the 19th century .	Mexican	Mexican people	Pastry War	Pastry War	Franco-Mexican War	Franco-Mexican War	civil war	Reform War	two empires	Emperor of Mexico	a domestic dictatorship	List of Presidents of Mexico#Porfiriato
The Pastry War -LRB- Guerra de los pasteles , Guerre des Ptisseries -RRB- , also known as the First French intervention in Mexico or the First Franco-Mexican War -LRB- 1838 -- 1839 -RRB- , began in November 1838 with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de Ula in Veracruz by French forces sent by King Louis-Philippe .	San Juan de Ula	San Juan de Ula	Mexico	Mexico	French forces	French Armed Forces	Louis-Philippe	Louis Philippe I
