List of wars involving Mexico
Mexico has been involved in about 26 different military conflicts over the years, with most being civil/internal wars.
The following is a list of wars involving Mexico:
- Pre-Columbian/Indigenous Tribal Warfare (?B.C.-1600s), wars and battles by indigenous pre-Columbian civilizations and tribes in modern-day Mexico. Mainly by the Aztec, Maya, Tlaxcaltec, Zapotec, Toltec and Tarascan.
- The Tepanec Civil War (1426-1428), Aztec Mexico civil war
- Flower Wars (1426/8-1519), Aztec Triple Alliance against other pre-Columbian nations in Mesoamerica
- Spanish Invasion (1519-1521)
- Mexican Indian Wars (1519-1933)
- Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821)
- Spanish reconquest of Mexico (1821-1829), a series of attempts by Spain to thwart the independence of Mexico
- Central American Federation War of independence (1822-1823), The brief Mexican Empire under Emperor Iturbide lost control of Central America in a short war in which the United Provinces of Central America became an independent nation[1].
- Apache-Mexico Wars (Spain: 1600s-1821, Mexico: 1821-1915), raids and conflicts between Spanish Mexico and the Apaches, and Mexico and the Apaches. Part of the Mexican Indian Wars.
- Comanche-Mexico War, part of the Mexican Indian Wars.
- The Era of Mexican Coups (1820s-1845), several states create their own militia to fight the army and gain independence. The Texas Revolution and the Caste War of Yucatán were just a few of the revolutions.
- Texas Revolution (1835–1836)
- Pastry War (1838–1839), the first French invasion of Mexico
- Mexican–American War (1846–1848)
- Caste War of Yucatán (1847–1901)
- Reform War (1857–1861), civil war between Conservatives and Liberals
- French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867)
- Las Cuevas War (1875), a brief armed conflict between a force of Texas Rangers commanded by Capt. Leander McNelly and an irregular force of Mexican militia
- Yaqui Indian War (1899-1904?), One of the last of the long series of Mexican-Indian Wars, this conflict began when chiefs of the eight principal Yaqui Indian tribes demand Mexican withdrawal from the Sinaloa region.[2]
- Mexican Revolution (1910–1921), civil war
- Border War (1910-1918) Banana Wars, World War I, Mexico and the German Empire against U.S. forces
- Cristero War (1926–1929), civil war between Catholics and the non-religious government
- World War II (1942–1945)
- Dirty War (1968–1982)
- Zapatista Uprising (1994-Present ), indigenous groups declare war against the Mexican Government
- EPR Marxist Guerrilla Conflict (1996-Present), The Popular Revolutionary Army or Ejército Popular Revolucionario (EPR) formed in 1996 and promotes a Marxist philosophy. Several clashes with Mexican military forces in Oaxaca state followed the group's July 1996 declaration of war against the government. The EPR is believed to be connected to the pipeline attacks in June and September, 2007.[3]
- Mexican Drug War (2006-Ongoing), Mexico's major war on drugs
Massacres Conducted by Mexican Government
There have been many massacres in Mexico, but there have been a few that have been carried out by government forces. These are a list of Mexican Government massacres:
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acteal massacre | December 22, 1997 | Chenalhó, Chiapas | 45 | |
| Aguas Blancas massacre | June 28, 1995 | Aguas Blancas, Guerrero, Mexico | 17 | Led to the EPR Marxist Guerrilla Movement. |
| Tula massacre | January 14, 1982 | Atotonilco de Tula, Hidalgo | 13 | |
| Corpus Christi massacre | June 10, 1971 | Mexico City | 120 | Also known as "El Halconazo" |
| Tlatelolco massacre | October 2, 1968 | Mexico City | 40 | |
| Crabb Massacre | April 1-8, 1857 | Caborca, Sonora, Mexico | 84 | 84 killed out of a total of 85 american men. |
| Dawson Massacre | September 17, 1842 | near San Antonio de Bexar, Texas | 36 | 15 captured and 36 killed out of a total of 54 texan men. |
| Goliad massacre | March 27, 1836 | Goliad County, Texas | 342 | 465 prisonors. 28 escaped, 20 spared as workers, 75 spared as unarmed captives. |