List of wars involving Mexico
This is a list of wars involving the United Mexican States and it's predecessors.
Mexico has been involved in numerous different military conflicts over the years, with most being civil/internal wars.
- Mexican victory
- Mexican defeat
- Ceasefire or other result
- Ongoing conflict
List
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821) |
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Victory
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Long Expedition (1819) |
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Victory
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Texas–Indian Wars (1820–1875) |
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Victory
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Spanish Attempts to Reconquer Mexico (1821–1829) |
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Victory
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Comanche–Mexico Wars (1821–1870) |
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Comanche Kiowa |
Victory
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Apache–Mexico Wars (1821–1915) Part of the Mexican Indian Wars and the American Indian Wars |
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Apache | Victory
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Yaqui Wars (1821–1929) Part of the Mexican Indian Wars |
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Victory
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Mexican Indian Wars (1821–1933) |
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Various Native Mexicans |
Victory |
Casa Mata Plan Revolution (1822–1823) |
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Republican Victory |
Rebellion of Oaxaca (1823) |
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Provisional Government Victory |
Rebellion of Guadalajara (1823) |
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Provisional Government Victory
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Rebellion of Puebla (1823) |
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Provisional Government Victory |
Revolt of Querétaro (1823) |
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Provisional Government Victory |
Fredonian Rebellion (1826–1827) |
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Victory
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Conservative Coup (1829–1831) |
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Conservative Victory
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Zacatecas Rebellion (1835) |
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Centralist Victory
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Texas Revolution (1835–1836) |
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Defeat
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First Franco–Mexican War (1838–1839) also known as the Pastry War |
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Defeat
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Rebellion of the Republic of the Rio Grande (1840) |
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Victory
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Mier Expedition (1842–1843) |
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Victory
• Texan soldiers were forced to surrender |
Mexican–American War (1846–1848) |
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Defeat
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Caste War of Yucatán (1847–1901) |
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Maya | Victory
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Expedition of William Walker to Baja California and Sonora (1853) |
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Victory
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Revolution of Ayutla (1854–1855) |
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Liberal Victory
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Reform War (1857–1861) |
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Liberal Victory
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Cortina Troubles (1859–1861) |
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Victory
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Second Franco–Mexican War (1861–1867) |
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Victory
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Victorio's War (1879–1881) |
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Apache | Victory
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Garza Revolution (1891–1893) |
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Garzistas | Victory
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Mexican annexation of Clipperton Island (1897) |
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Victory
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Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) |
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Revolutionary Victory
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Border War (1910–1919) |
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Defeat
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Magonista Rebellion (1911) |
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Victory
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Cristero War (1926–1929) |
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Government Ceasefire
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Escobar Rebellion (1929) |
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Escobar Rebels | Government Victory
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World War II (1942–1945) |
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Victory
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Mexico–Guatemala Conflict (1958–1959) |
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Ceasefire
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Dirty War (1968–1982) |
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Left-wing groups:
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Victory
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Zapatista Uprising (1994) |
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Victory
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Mexican Drug War (2006–present) |
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Mexican Drug Cartels Other Latin American DTOs |
Ongoing
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See also
References
- "El Universal - - Diez ms, prfugos: indagatorias". 23 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/americas/el-chapo-captured-mexico/index.html