Battle of Las Cumbres

The Battle of Las Cumbres was a skirmish at the Acultzingo Pass between the French invasion force under Charles de Lorencez and Mexican republican forces under Ignacio Zaragoza. Despite holding the high ground, Zaragoza was not willing to risk his forces by engaging the French Army in the open. As the French troops seized the Mexican first line of entrenchments, Zaragoza withdrew his forces to their stronghold of Puebla.