Maximilian, meeting the same deadly fate he…

Maximilian, meeting the same deadly fate he had previously prescribed for captured rebels, is executed on June 19 (along with his generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía) on the Cerro de las Campanas, a hill on the outskirts of Querétaro, by the forces loyal to President Benito Juárez, who has kept the federal government functioning during the French intervention.

Juárez's position is further strengthened when the United States deploys troops to the Rio Grande, and threatens an invasion.