On 6 December the Austrian and Belgian volunteers disbanded and were supposed to join the Mexican Army; however, 3500 of the 4648 volunteers did not enlist, and tried to flee the country.
12月6日，奧地利及比利時的志願軍解散，並預期會加入墨西哥的軍隊，但4648名志願者中的3500人並沒有加入，並試圖離開墨西哥。