<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> May 5, 1862 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Puebla City, Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Mexican Republican victory Political victory for Mexican republicans </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> May 5, 1862 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Puebla City, Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Mexican Republican victory Political victory for Mexican republicans </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> May 5, 1862 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Puebla City, Mexico </Td> </Tr>

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