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Events on Sunday 12 June 1864 2
1864Battle of Cold HarborCostly Union assault in VirginiaGrant ordered a frontal assault on entrenched Confederate positions near Richmond, resulting in devastating Union casualties within minutes on the main day of fighting. The defeat pushed Grant to shift his campaign toward besieging Petersburg.
1864Maximilian I enters Mexico City as EmperorFrench-backed monarchy installed in MexicoArchduke Maximilian of Austria, invited by Mexican conservatives and backed by French troops, arrived in Mexico City to take up the throne of the newly created Second Mexican Empire. His rule faced immediate resistance from republican forces loyal to Benito Juárez.