Francisco José II of Mexico

Francisco José was a descendant of Maximilian I and was Emperor of Mexico at the time of the Second Great War. He supplied troops to the Confederacy to help attack the US and later defend the Confederacy from US counter attacks.

After U.S. General Irving Morrell's major breakthrough at Pittsburgh came at the expense of the ill-equipped Mexican troops, Francisco José refused to allow his men to participate in any more battles against the United States. C.S. president Jake Featherston, after unsuccessfully attempting to change the Emperor's mind, finally acquiesed. Mexican troops were instead used to battle black guerrilla fighters in the deep south of the country.