Mexican Liberal Troops: The Firing Squad that executed Emperor Maximilian I at Querétaro, July 19, 1867.

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, August 11, 2017.

Depicted ContentEmperor Maximilian I of Mexico is executed by the victorious Liberal Government of Benito Juarez.

Depicted ContentAt Querétaro, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico goes on trial before a Liberal military tribunal..

Depicted ContentAt Querétaro, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico surrenders to insurgent Liberal forces.

Depicted ContentQuerétaro, the last bastion of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, falls to insurgent Liberal forces.

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The platoon of Liberal troops which fired the fatal volley at Queretaro, June 19, 1867.

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Percy F. Martin, Maximilian in Mexico: The Story of the French Intervention, 1861-1867 (London: Constable and Company, Ltd., 1914), 382.

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