Cinco de Mayo: La batalla Page #5

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What's going on?

Keep working!

Don't be afraid!

Come on!

We're going to kick French ass!

Come on!

They made a mistake, maybe.

On the contrary.

Why? I don't understand.

Gentlemen, open your eyes.

Those towers were our only visual

reference to locate the enemy.

And they are gone.

Keep on working.

We have a lot to do.

Atlixco,

State of PUEBLA

May the 4th

It's an ambush!

Run!

The best way to celebrate

is to expand the French Empire.

To our overwhelming

victory tomorrow.

- Cheers!

- Cheers!

If you'd be so kind,

my dear Count,

tell us about the letter

that you have written

to our Emperor Napoleon Ill.

Could you read it,

if you keep a copy?

It won't be necessary,

because I know it by heart.

"We have over those Mexicans

"such superiority of race,

"organization, discipline, morality

"and nobility

"that I beg you

to inform the Emperor

"that from this day on,

at the head of his 6,000 men,

"I am the lord and master

of Mexico."

- Vive la France!

-Vive la France!

Juan, do you want some coffee?

Thank you.

Take a seat.

Okay.

-It's delicious.

-It is, isn't it?

Why don't you take a rest?

What for?

I'd rather stay here,

helping the troop.

The troop?

This is not a troop, can't you see?

Many of them have no training

or experience in combat.

Some of them

don't even have a uniform

or shoes.

What's wrong with you?

I thought you were willing to fight.

I am.

We're going to fight,

but to win...

Will you promise me something?

What?

Please come back tomorrow.

I wouldn't want you to get hurt.

Well,

I'll do my best,

-but I can't promise you that.

- Please, promise.

And I'll kiss you.

L---

- Right now?

- No way!

God forbids! No!

Tomorrow, when you are back.

So will you just give me

one kiss?

Come on! Cool down!

I mean it.

Well,

I will come back.

I promise.

Tomorrow, at the battlefield,

if you are afraid,

think about Artemio.

Remember what those bastards

did to him, so you can find courage.

Believe me,

I think about that all the time.

Think about me, if you can.

I will be here, praying for the Virgin Mary

to take care of you.

They 53)'

That I have

The path of the winds

in my eyes

That my heaven

ls getting bigger

While I remove the grains

of silence

I smell the scent of the night

And your name

reverberates in my ear

Sweetening the flavor of this land

And taking death to oblivion

Silent flower of my lips

Palpitating, so dark

Let my moon shine

And light my sadness up

Flower burning on the night

Infinite and radiant light

Paint me a sky with no clouds

Relieve my torment

"Army drink"?

- What is that?

- Tequila with gunpowder.

To gather your courage

and to get warm.

Just that.

- Cheers, then.

- Cheers.

It's good.

Silent flower of my lips

Palpitating, so dark

Let my moon shine

And light my sadness up

Flower burning on the night

Infinite and radiant light

Paint me a sky with no clouds

Relieve my torment

Silent flower of my lips

Let my moon shine

And light my sadness up

Flower burning on the night

Infinite and radiant light

Paint me a sky with no clouds

And a country with no sorrow

Soldiers are coming!

There are many of them!

Get ready!

- To your positions, quickly!

- Get ready!

How is it going?

Where's the battle?

- Who are you?

- Backup from Queretaro and Guanajuato.

We are 200 and we're willing

to kill the French men!

They are our men!

Welcome!

May the 5th

Brother.

General, I didn't know

you were a religious man.

I have faith in our soldiers

and in our cause.

But a little help

from the General up above

would do no harm

on the battlefield.

Attention!

Present saber!

- General.

- Good morning.

General.

We have bad news.

- Well?

- General Marquezs troops.

What happened to him?

They were taken by surprise

and dispersed.

They won't be able to attack

the enemy's rear.

That's why we ask you

to reconsider this offensive.

Besides, our soldiers are tired.

They haven't rested in three days.

- To reconsider it, Saligny?

- Yes.

We are right in front of them,

ready to defeat them!

It is clear that General Zaragoza

and his officers know this field very well.

Our officers also know the field.

If we attack the forts directly,

we will be at a disadvantage.

If the forts fall today,

our victory will be fast and blunt,

like the Emperor ordered.

General!

With all due respect,

I ask you to listen to our generals.

- If we attack from the south...

-Your generals, Almonte.

What happened with your best man,

the "Tiger of Tacubaya"?

We'll follow the plan. We'll make

a full attack, there's no turning back.

Good luck.

They may be the first citizens

of the world, but you

are the first children of this country

and they want to take your homeland away!

I am sick of those Mexicans

who, because of fear,

and because they stupidly

feel inferior,

think that victory is impossible.

Today we have to change

that goddamned defeatism

that chases and humiliates us

as a nation.

This day,

you will face an army

that regards itself as unbeatable.

They do because they

have never faced brave Mexicans,

warlike Mexicans!

Like our ancestors.

Like all the people

gathered here today.

This country has shed

a lot of blood in wars,

since its independence.

The rich against the poor,

liberals against conservatives,

peasants, mixed race, foreigners.

Today,

You

have the opportunity

of bringing Mexico together!

Don't worry about fighting

a nation of warriors!

Because we are warriors, too!

And we are brave!

But above all, we are free men.

And free men

know no fear,

and recognize no rival!

Today, May the 5th,

the French

will respect the Mexican eagle

and they will look up

to this flag

from a puddle of their own blood!

Long live Mexico!

Long live free Mexico!

Long live Mexico!

Long live Mexico!

Long live Mexico!

Long live free Mexico!

The field is more irregular

than I thought.

Send a few men on horses, we're going

to try to catch them by the rear.

Yes, General!

We're going to concentrate on Guadalupe.

Fort Loreto is still far.

Lieutenant Fauvet,

attack them with your men

from the north side.

Then,

-do what we agreed.

- Yes, General.

Mr. Benoit.

Yes, General!

Command the artillery to move

and to protect our troops.

Yes, General.

- Vache, lead the troops.

- Yes, sir.

There they are.

General Mejia, you are in charge

of the defense of the fort.

I will be here.

In our headquarters.

Mejia,

it's a battle to the death.

To the death, General Zaragoza.

The French are coming,

motherfuckers!

Come on!

Let's go!

Here.

That's it!

Cover it!

This side!

- Move! Move!

- Move!

Get down!

Get down!

Protect the Count

of Lorencz.

Vache, take your position!

Attention! Halt!

To the left, now!

Move forward! March!

Their forces are divided

in two wings.

They're surrounding us.

Soldiers, take your positions!

Cover that side!

Move!

Prepare the attack!

Cannons in position!

They haven't seen us.

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