List of wars involving Mexico

This is a list of wars involving the United Mexican States .

Mexico has been involved in numerous different military conflicts over the years, with most being civil/internal wars.

Pre-hispanic Mexico

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Spanish conquest of the Maya (1511–1697) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Late Postclassic Maya states	Spanish Empire Crown of Castile	Defeat
Spanish conquest of Tabasco (1518–1564) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Chontal Maya	Spanish empire	Defeat
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521) The Night of Sorrows Fall of Tenochtitlan Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Aztec Empire	Spanish empire conquistadores Indian auxiliaries Tlaxcala Cempoala	Defeat Aztec empire is annexed to Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of New Spain is created Start of Mexican Indian Wars

Viceroyalty of New Spain

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Spanish conquest of the Tarascan empire (1522–1530) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Spain New Spain Indian auxiliaries	Purépecha Empire	Victory Incorporation of the territory into the Viceroyalty of New Spain
Spanish conquest of Chiapas (c. 1523 – c. 1695) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Spain New Spain Indian auxiliaries	Zoque people Chiapaneca people, Independent Maya, including: Lakandon Chʼol people Tojolabal people Tzotzil people	Victory Incorporation of Chiapas into the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the Captaincy General of Guatemala.
Spanish conquest of Guatemala (1524–1667) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Spain New Spain Indian auxiliaries	Independent indigenous kingdoms and city-states, including the: Chajoma Chuj Itza Ixil Kakchiquel Kejache Kʼicheʼ Kowoj Lakandon Chʼol Mam Manche Chʼol Pipil Poqomam Qʼanjobʼal Qʼeqchiʼ Tzʼutujil Xinca Yalain	Victory Creation of the Captaincy General of Guatemala
Spanish conquest of El Salvador (1524–1539) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Spain New Spain Indian auxiliaries	Indigenous peoples of El Salvador, including: Chʼortiʼ Maya people Lenca people Mangue people Matagalpa people Pipil people Poqomam Maya people Xinca people	Victory
Spanish conquest of Honduras (1524– c. 1539) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Spain New Spain Indian auxiliaries	Indigenous peoples of Honduras, including: Chorotega people Ch'ol Maya people Ch'orti' Maya people Jicaque people Lenca people Pech people Pipil people Sumu people	Victory
Expedition to Chesapeake Bay (1526)	Spain New Spain	Hostile Natives African rebels Spanish mutineers	Defeat San Miguel de Gualdape is abandoned.
Conquest of Yucatán (1527–1697) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	Spain New Spain Indian auxiliaries (Tutul-Xiu)	Mayan tribes	Victory Creation of Captaincy General of Yucatán.
Narváez expedition (1527–1536)	Spain New Spain	Tocobaga Uzita Apalachee Timucua Autes	Inconclusive Spanish troops lost the route after a hurricane and return by land to Mexico.
Yaqui Wars (1533–1929) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain Mexico (since 1821) United States (since 1896)	Yaqui	Stalemate
Expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1535–1554)	New Spain Indian auxiliaries	Pueblo	Stalemate Spanish withdrawal
Grijalva expedition to the Equatorial Pacific (1537–1542)	Spain New Spain	Hostile Indigenous peoples Spanish mutineers	Inconclusive due to the loss of the ship in New Guinea.
New Spain Exploration of North America (1539–1543) Batte of Mabila Battle of Mississippi	New Spain Indian auxiliaries Portuguese volunteers	Northern Utina Coosa chiefdom Tuskaloosa Chickasaw	Defeat
Tiguex War (1540–1541) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain	Tiwa Indians	Victory
Mixtón war (1540–1542) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain	Caxcanes	Victory
Chichimeca war (1550–1590) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain Indian auxiliaries (Tlaxcalteca, Caxcan, Otomí, Mexica, Purépecha)	Chichimeca Confederation Zacatecos Caxcanes Guachichiles Pames Guamares	Defeat
Guamares Rebellion (1563–1569)	New Spain	Guamares	Victory
Spanish assault on French Florida (1565)	Spanish Empire New Spain Spanish Florida	Kingdom of France French Florida Huguenots	Victory
Spanish conquest of the Philippines (1565–1575) Capture of Cebu Conquest of Madja-as Battle of Manila (1570) Battle of Bangkusay Channel Siege of Cainta (August 1571) Battle of Manila (1574)	Spanish Empire New Spain Allied Visayan forces Indian auxiliaries from Mexico (mostly Tlaxcalans)	Rajahnate of Maynila Macabebe Rajahnate of Tondo Rahjanate of Cebu	Victory Establishment of the Captaincy General of the Philippines by Miguel López de Legazpi.
Spanish expeditions to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (1567–1606)	Spanish Empire Peru Philippines	Hostile inhabitants of Polynesia	Stalemate Failed colonization attempts due to disease and belligerence of the inhabitants, as well as war crimes by explorers that discouraged the enterprise.
Philippine revolts against Spain (1567–1872) Dagami revolt (1567) Tagalog Revolt (1574) Pampanga Revolt (1585) Tondo Conspiracy (1587) Dingras Revolt (1589) Cagayan Revolt (1589) Magalat revolt (1596) Igorot revolt (1601) Sangley Rebellion (1603) Caquenga's Revolt (1607) Irraya or Gaddang Revolt (1621) Tamblot uprising (1621-1622) Bankaw revolt (1621–1622) Itneg Revolt (1625–1627) Second Chinese Insurrection (1639–1640) Ladia Revolt (1643) Sumuroy Revolt (1649–1650) Maniago Revolt (1660–1661) Malong Revolt (1660–1661) Almazan Revolt (January 1661) Chinese Revolt (1662) Panay Revolt (1663) Zambal Revolt (1681–1683) Dagohoy Rebellion (1744–1829) Agrarian Revolt (1745) Silang Revolt (1762–1763) Palaris Revolt (1762–1765) Basi Revolt (1807)	Spain New Spain Filipino loyalists	Filipino rebel groups Muslim resistance British supporters Bruneian and Ottoman supporters Japanese and Chinese supporters	Victory Most revolts failed
Blockade of Cebu (1568)	Spain Filipino loyalists	Portuguese Empire	Victory
Eighty Years' War, Thirty Years' War (1568-1648) Battle of San Juan (1625) Battle in the Bay of Matanzas (1628) Battle of St. Kitts (1629) Recovery of Saint Martin (1633) Attack on San Martin (1644)	Spanish Empire Spanish Netherlands Crown of Castile New Spain Peru Crown of Portugal (1580–1640) State of Brazil Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sardinia Holy Roman Empire Archduchy of Austria Electorate of Bavaria Catholic League Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Croatia Supported by: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Papal States	United Provinces Dutch East Indies Dutch West Indies England France Nassau Bohemia Electorate of the Palatinate Transylvania Denmark–Norway Venice Savoy Duchy of Mantua Duchy of Modena Duchy of Parma Sweden Saxony Brandenburg-Prussia Kingdom of Portugal (1640–58) Principality of Catalonia (from 1640) Supported by: Tsardom of Russia Ottoman Empire	Defeat Foundation of the Dutch colonial Empire after obtaining its independence from the Hispanic Monarchy. Expulsion of the Anglo, French, Dutch and Danish pirates from the American coasts, with repression of colonization attempts. Peace of Westphalia, Peace of Münster and Treaty of the Pyrenees Dutch–Portuguese War (1601–1661) and Spanish–Portuguese War (1640–1668) continue, without attacks to Mexican domains.
Castilian War (1578) Part of Ottoman-Habsburg Wars on Southeast Asia and Spanish-Moro Wars	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines Indian auxiliaries from Mexico and Peru Bruneians who defected to Spain	Bruneian Empire Sultanate of Sulu Maguindanao Supported by: Ottoman Empire Turks, Egyptians, Swahilis, Somalis, Sindhis, Gujaratis, and Malabars forces Sultanate of Aceh	Status quo ante bellum Bruneian military victory to seize its independence from Spanish Empire. Becoming a city-state until today. Spanish tactical Victory in ending Bruneian empire at sea and its influence on Philippines
1582 Cagayan battles (1582)	Spain New Spain Spanish Philippines Indian auxiliaries from Mexico (mostly Tlaxcalans)	Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates)	Victory
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568) Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) Thomas Cavendish's circumnavigation Watts' West Indies and Virginia expedition Blockade of Western Cuba Raid on Puerto Caballos (1863) Drake and Hawkins expedition Preston–Somers expedition Raleigh's El Dorado expedition Battle of Pinos Battle of San Juan (1598) Raid on Tabasco (1599) Battle of Puerto Caballos (1603) Raid on Santiago de Cuba (1603)	Spanish Empire Spanish Netherlands Crown of Castile New Spain Peru Crown of Portugal (1580–1640) State of Brazil Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sardinia Duchy of Parma Grand Duchy of Tuscany Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Castro Order of Saint John co-belligerent French rebels Irish rebels	Kingdom of England Corsairs Ireland co-belligerent Portuguese rebels United Provinces France Huguenots	Indecisive, Status quo ante bellum Expulsion of the English from Spanish America and end of English interruption to Spanish transatlantic transportation and colonial expansion. The English privateers now find their needs in the service of the Dutch. England obtains the Colony of Newfoundland and Bermuda, beginning the English colonial Empire. Treaty of London
Acoma War (1598–1599) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain	Acoma Pueblo	Victory
Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600)	Spanish Empire El Piñal Captaincy General of the Philippines	Portuguese Empire Macau Portuguese India	Defeat End of Spain's attempts to circumvent the restrictions placed on them from reaching China. Portuguese monopoly on the 16th century China trade seizured.
Acaxee Rebellion (1601–1607) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain	Acaxee Indians	Victory
Tepehuán Revolt (1616–1620)	New Spain	Tepehuánes	Victory
Spanish conquest of Petén (c. 1618 – c. 1697) Part of Spanish colonization of the Americas	New Spain Captaincy General of Guatemala.	Independent Maya, including: Itza people Kowoj people Kejache people Yalain people Lakandon Chʼol people Manche Ch'ol people	Victory Incorporation of the Petén Basin into the Captaincy General of Guatemala.
Sacalum Rebellion (1624)	New Spain	Maya rebel forces lidered by the Batab Ah Kin Pol	Victory
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) Capura of Fort Rocher on Turtle Island (1654)	Spanish Empire Spanish Netherlands Spanish Italy New Spain Modena and Reggio (1635–46) Holy Roman Empire (until 1648) English Royalists (from 1657)	France Dutch Republic (until 1648) Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Modena (1647–1649 and 1655–1659) Duchy of Parma (1635–1637) Commonwealth of England (1654–59) Principality of Catalonia (from 1640) Kingdom of Portugal (1640–59)	Defeat Treaty of the Pyrenees
Apache Wars (c. 1641–1924) First Magdalena massacre Second Magdalena massacre Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain (until 1821) Mexico (1821–1915) United States (1850–1924) Confederate States (1861–1865)	Apache	Spanish/Mexican victory
Navajo Wars (c. 1641–1864) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain (until 1821) Mexico (1821–1848) United States (1850–1866)	Navajo	United States victory Navajo moved to reservations and United
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) Siege of Santo Domingo (1655) Invasion of Jamaica (1655) Battle of Ocho Rios (1657) Battle of Rio Nuevo (1658) Henry Morgan's Panama expedition	Spain New Spain Peru	Commonwealth of England	Defeat Treaties of Madrid (1667 and 1670) Acquisition of Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Dunkirk and Mardyck by the Commonwealth of England
Tehuantepec Rebellion (1660–1661)	New Spain	Zapotec peoples	Victory A royal decree favorable to the Indians was published, in which their "repartimiento" was abolished, that is, forced labor was put to an end. Then the rebellions ends and their leaders are delivered to the Spanish justice.
Piracy attacks on Lake Nicaragua (1665–1857)	New Spain Captaincy General of Guatemala Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala	West Indies Pirates American Filibusters	Stalemate Piracy and filibustering suppressed by 1857
Chepo expedition (1679–1681)	New Spain Captaincy General of Guatemala Peru New Kingdom of Granada	English pirates	Defeat. Looting and then burning the town of Chepo, Panama.
Pueblo Revolt (1680) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain	Puebloans	Defeat Expulsion of Spanish settlers
War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1712) Queen Anne's War Battle of Flint River Siege of St. Augustine Apalachee massacre Lefebvre's Charles Town expedition Siege of Pensacola Raid on Nassau	Spain loyal to Philip Crown of Castile New Spain Spanish Texas Peru Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of France New France French East India Company Bavaria (until 1704) Duchy of Mantua (until 1708) Cologne (until 1702) Liège (until 1702) Indian Allies: Wabanaki Confederacy Caughnawaga Mohawk Choctaw Timucua Apalachee Natchez co-belligerent: Kuruc (Kingdom of Hungary) Principality of Transylvania	Holy Roman Empire: Austria Prussia (from 1702) Hanover Great Britain (formed on 1707) England (until 1707) Scotland (until 1707) British America British East India Company Dutch Republic Duchy of Savoy (after 1703) Kingdom of Portugal (from 1703) State of Brazil Spain loyal to Charles Crown of Aragon Spanish Netherlands Danish Auxiliary Corps Indian Allies: Muscogee (Creek) Chickasaw Yamasee Iroquois Confederacy co-belligerent: Hungarian Royalists Kingdom of Croatia	Political victory for Spain loyal to Philip Military victory for Spain loyal to Charles Treaty of Utrecht (1713) Treaty of Rastatt (1714) Treaty of Baden (1714) Philip is recognised as King of Spain, but once more renounces any claim to the throne of France.
Comanche Wars (1706–1875) Part of Mexican Indian Wars and Texas–Indian wars	New Spain (until 1820) Mexico (since 1821) Republic of Texas (since 1836) Choctaw Republic United States (since 1845)	Comanche Other Indigenous nations	Defeat
Pablo Presbere's insurrection (1709–1710) Part of Mexican indian war	New Spain Captaincy General of Guatemala	Talamanca Teribe Cabécare	Victory
Tzeltal Rebellion of 1712 (1712) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain Captaincy General of Guatemala	Maya communities	Victory
War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) Villasur expedition Capture of Pensacola (1719) Raid on Nassau (1720)	Spain New Spain Spanish Florida Spanish Texas Jacobites	Great Britain British West Indies France New France Holy Roman Empire Austria Viceroyalty of Naples Viceroyalty of Sardignia Dutch Republic Savoy Viceroyalty of Sicily	Defeat Treaty of The Hague: Spain renounces claims to its former Italian possessions. Savoy and Austria swap Sicily for Habsburgs and Sardinia for Savoy.
Aguayo expedition to Texas (1720–1722)	New Spain Spanish Texas	New France French Louisiana	Victory French raids to New Spain stops Beginning of Spanish ranching in Texas
Pericúes Rebellion (1734–1737)	New Spain	Pericúes Cochimí	Stalemate The colonization of Southern Baja Peninsula stopped for 3 years. Then revolt suppressed.
Pima Revolt (1751) Part of Mexican Indian Wars	New Spain Spanish Arizona	Pima Indians	Victory
Seven Years' War (1756–1763) Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) Siege of Havana Battle for Río San Juan de Nicaragua Battle of Manila (1762) Action of 30 October 1762 Silang Revolt Guagua Insurrection	Spanish Empire New Spain Viceroyalty of Peru France French West Indies New France Abenaki nation	Great Britain British America Iroquois Confederacy Portugal Filipino rebels	Defeat Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1762) Treaty of Hamburg (1762) Treaty of Paris (1763) Treaty of Hubertusburg (1763) Status quo ante bellum in Europe Transfer of colonial possessions between Great Britain, France, and Spain after French-Indian war. Spain cedes Florida to Britain in exchange for return of Havana. Spain received Louisiana from France.
Cisteil Rebellion (1761)	New Spain Captaincy General of Yucatán	Maya rebel forces lidered by Jacinto Canek	Victory Instigators are captured and punished
Louisiana Rebellion of 1768 (1768)	New Spain Louisiana	Louisiana Creole people	Victory
American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) Spain and the American Revolutionary War Western theater of the American Revolutionary War Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War Gulf Coast campaign Spanish conquest of West Florida Battle of St. Louis Siege of Pensacola Battle of Arkansas Pos Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War Action of 15 January 1782 Capture of the Bahamas (1782) Action of 17 February 1783 Capture of the Bahamas (1783) Central America Capture of Río Hondo Capture of Cayo Cocina Battle of San Fernando de Omoa Action of 12 December 1779 San Juan Expedition (1780) Battle of Roatán Battle of the Black River	United States Spain New Spain Louisiana France Canadian Auxiliaries Iroquois Oneida Tuscarora Watauga Association Catawba Lenape Choctaw Dutch Republic Mysore	Great Britain Loyalists of Thirteen Colonies British Canada Iroquois Onondaga Cayuga Seneca Cherokee German Auxiliaries	Victory Treaty of Paris (1783) Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America and the Thirteen Colonies.
Cherokee–American wars [2nd phase post-revolution] (1783–1795) Part of American Indian Wars	Spanish Empire New Spain Louisiana Cherokee Co-belligerent: Northwestern Confederacy	United States	Spanish withdrawal due to Coalition Wars. Defeat of Cherokees Treaty of Tellico
Nootka Crisis (1789–1790) Part of Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest	Spanish Empire New Spain	Great Britain British North America (The Canadas) Nuu-chah-nulth people Russian Empire Russian Alaska United States	Defeat Nootka Convention
Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)	1791–1793 Ex-slaves French royalists Spanish Empire (from 1793) New Spain Captaincy General of Santo Domingo 1793–1798 French royalists Great Britain Spanish Empire (until 1795) Captaincy General of Santo Domingo 1798–1801 Louverture Loyalists 1802–1804 Ex-slaves United Kingdom	1791–1793 Slave owners Kingdom of France (until 1792) French Republic 1793–1798 French Republic Ex-slaves 1798–1801 Rigaud Loyalists French Republic Polish Legions	Defeat
French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802) West Indies Campaign East Indies theatre Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)	French Republic French India Spanish Empire (since 1795) Spanish East Indies Batavian Republic Dutch East Indies Polish Legions Denmark–Norway French client republics: Helvetic Republic Cisalpine Republic Roman Republic (until 1799) Parthenopaean Republic (1799)	Great Britain British East India Company Portugal Spanish Empire (until 1795) Holy Roman Empire Austria Prussia (until 1795) Russia (until 1801) Septinsular Republic Sardinia (until 1796) Naples Sanfedismo Grand Duchy of Tuscany Order of Saint John (1798) Malta (1798–1800) Ottoman Empire (since 1798) French Royalists United States (Quasi-War) (until 1800)	Inconclussive Treaty of Amiens
Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810 Anglo-Spanish War (1804-1808)	Coalition forces: United Kingdom Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) Austria Prussia Russia Spain Sweden Portugal Ottoman Empire Bavaria Brunswick French Royalists Hanover Hungary Liechtenstein Montenegro Nassau Netherlands Baden Papal States Qajar Iran Sardinia Saxony Sicily Switzerland Tuscany Württemberg Denmark	French Empire (from 1804) French clients: Batavian Republic Bonapartist Spain Confederation of the Rhine Bavaria Saxony Westphalia Württemberg Duchy of Warsaw Etruria Holland Italy Lucca-Piombino Naples Polish Legions Switzerland Austria Denmark–Norway Qajar Iran Ottoman Empire Prussia Russia Spain	Victory Congress of Vienna Ceasefire on New Spain and start of Mexican War of Independence
Anglo-American war (1812–1814) Battle of Pensacola (1814)	United Kingdom British North America (The Canadas) Tecumseh's Confederacy Kingdom of Spain (from 1813) New Spain Spanish Florida	United States Indian allies Choctaw Nation Cherokee Nation Creek Allies	Inconclusive Treaty of Ghent Spain loses West Florida to the United States.
Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition (1812) Battle of Medina	Viceroyalty of New Spain	Republican Army of the North Filibuster	Victory
Seminole Wars (1817–18)	Seminole New Spain Spanish Florida	United States	Defeat Spain cedes Spanish Florida to the United States in the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819 The United States forcibly relocates Seminole in northern Florida to a reservation in the center of the peninsula in the Treaty of Moultrie Creek of 1823
Totonicapán Uprising of 1820 (1820)	New Spain Captaincy General of Guatemala	K'iche of Totonicapán	Victory

Independent Mexico

Key

  Mexican victory

  Mexican defeat

  Ceasefire or other result

  Ongoing conflict

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Casualties
Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821)	Mexico Mexican Insurgents European Volunteers Mexican Ex-Royalists Army of the Three Guarantees	Spain Spanish Royalists Mexican Royalists	Victory First Mexican Empire gains independence from Spain Signing of the Treaty of Córdoba Plan of Iguala achieved Spain loses the continental area of the Viceroyalty of New Spain with the exception of the port San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz Spain would not recognize Mexican independence until signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty in 1836	500,000
Long Expedition (1819)	Mexico Army of the Three Guarantees	Texan Filibusters	Victory Rebels defeated and captured James Long shot and killed in custody	~5 (1821 expedition)
Texas–Indian Wars (1820–1875)	Mexico Spain United States Texas Choctaw Republic	Comanche and various Native American tribes	Victory Extinction of many tribes in Texas, including the Karankawa, Akokisa and Bidai	1,394
Spanish Attempts to Reconquer Mexico (1821–1829)	Mexican Empire (1821–1822) Mexico	Spain	Victory Spain recognizes the independence of the United States of Mexico in 1829	135
Comanche–Mexico Wars (1821–1870)	Mexican Empire (1821–1822) Mexico	Comanche Kiowa	Defeat Many successful raids by Comanche	~6,000
Apache–Mexico Wars (1821–1915) Part of the Mexican Indian Wars and the American Indian Wars	Crown of Castile (1600s–1716) Spain (1600s–1821) Mexican Empire (1821–1822) Mexico (after 1822) United States Confederate States (1861–1865)	Apache	Victory Apache gradually defeated in Mexico and the United States
Yaqui Wars (1821–1929) Part of the Mexican Indian Wars	Spain (1533–1821) Mexican Empire (1821–1822) Mexico (after 1822) United States (1896–1918)	Yaqui	Victory Yaqui revolts put down
Mexican Indian Wars (1821–1933)	Crown of Castile (1519–1716) Tlaxcalans and other Native Indian allies of Spain (1519–1821) Spain (1716–1823) Mexico (1821–1933) Guatemala (1823–1933) Honduras (1823–1933) El Salvador (1823–1933) England (1638–1707) United Kingdom (1707–1862) British Honduras (1862–1933) Republic of Texas (1836–1846) California Republic (1846) United States (1850–1933) Confederate States (1861–1865)	Various Native Mexicans Aztec Empire Maya people Tarascans Chichimecans Puebloans Comanches Apaches Yaquis	Victory
Rebellion of Felipe de la Garza	Mexico	Republicans	Imperialist victory
Salvadoran-Mexican War	Mexico Guatemala	El Salvador	Victory El Salvador is annexed to Mexico
Casa Mata Plan Revolution (1822–1823)	Republicans United Kingdom Gran Colombia	Imperialists Spain	Republican Victory
Rebellion of Oaxaca (1823)	Mexican Provisional Government	Oaxaca	Provisional Government Victory
Rebellion of Guadalajara (1823)	Mexican Provisional Government	Jalisco	Provisional Government Victory Constitution of Colima as Territory of the Nation
Rebellion of Puebla (1823)	Mexican Provisional Government	Puebla	Provisional Government Victory
Revolt of Querétaro (1823)	Mexican Provisional Government	Querétaro	Provisional Government Victory
Fredonian Rebellion (1826–1827)	Mexico Comanche tribes (peace treaty)	Texan Rebels Comanche tribes (initial plotting support)	Victory Edwards Rebels defeated Comanches convinced to back down and peace treaty established Mexican amnesty for rebels except the Edwards brothers, Martin Parmer, and Adolphus Sterne A larger Mexican garrison established in Nacogdoches Law restricting immigration into Texas The Edwards flee to the United States (returning later for the Texas Revolution)
Conservative Coup (1829–1831)	Conservatives	Liberals	Conservative Victory Anastasio Bustamante and Conservatives oust liberal president Vicente Guerrero in 1829 Capture and execution of Guerrero, defeat of Guerrero's forces
Zacatecas Rebellion (1835)	Centralists	Zacatecan Rebels	Centralist Victory Creation of Aguascalientes Territory separated from Zacatecas
Texas Revolution (1835–1836)	Mexico	Texas	Defeat Texan victory, Treaties of Velasco (1836) Creation of the Republic of Texas (1836) Mexican invasions of Texas (1842) Annexation of Texas by the United States of America (1845); Outbreak of the Mexican–American War (1846–1848)
First Franco–Mexican War (1838–1839) also known as the Pastry War	Mexico	France United Kingdom	Defeat Mexican government accepts to pay the 600,000 pesos
Federalist Revolt (Tabasco) (1839–1840)	Mexico Tabasco centralists	Tabasco federalists Texas Republic of Yucatán	Defeat
Rebellion of the Republic of the Rio Grande (1840)	Mexico	Republic of the Rio Grande	Victory Dissolution of the Republic of Rio Grande
Texan Santa Fe Expedition (1841–1842)	Mexico	Texas	Victory
Occupation of Soconusco	Mexico	Guatemala	Victory The Soconusco is annexed to Mexico
Invasion of Yucatán (1842-1843)	Mexico	Republic of Yucatán Texas (Naval Battle of Campeche)	Defeat
Mexicans Invasions of 1842 (1842)	Mexico	Texas	Defeat Vásquez captures San Antonio for a short time Beginning of the Texas Archives War after Vasquez's raid Canales are repelled in the Fort of Lipantitlan Both sides claim victory in Woll's expedition Beginning of the Somervell expedition
Capture of Monterey (1842)	Mexico	United States	Status quo ante bellum Americans leave the city after hearing war did not break out
Mier Expedition (1842–1843)	Mexico	Texas	Victory Texan soldiers were forced to surrender
Texan raids on New Mexico (1843)	Mexico	Texas	Victory Mexico retains control over New Mexico
Mexican–American War (1846–1848)	Mexico	United States California Texas	Defeat Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo United States took ownership of California and a large area comprising roughly half of New Mexico, most of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado Mexican recognition of Texas (and the Mexican Cession) as U.S. territory; End of conflict between Mexico and Texas
Caste War of Yucatán (1847–1901)	Mexico Yucatán Guatemala United Kingdom British Honduras	Maya	Victory Republic of Yucatán rejoins the United Mexican States in 1848 Mayas achieve an independent state from 1847 to 1883 Mexico recaptures Yucatán Conflict between the Mexicans and the Mayans continued until 1933
Rousset's Expeditions (1853-1854)	Mexico	Filibusters	Victory Gaston Raousset is captured and sentenced to death
Expedition of William Walker to Baja California and Sonora (1853-1854)	Mexico	Republic of Sonora Republic of Baja California	Victory William Walker trial in San Diego
Revolution of Ayutla (1854–1855)	Liberals	Conservatives	Liberal Victory Juan Álvarez leads overthrow of Antonio López de Santa Anna Final defeat of Santa Anna and step toward the Reform
Reform War (1857–1861)	Liberals	Conservatives	Liberal Victory Benito Juárez rises to power in Mexico
Cortina Troubles (1859–1861)	Mexico United States Confederate States	Cortinista Militia	Victory Raids ended
Second Franco–Mexican War (1861–1867)	Mexico	French Empire Mexican Empire Austrian Empire Belgium Spain United Kingdom Egypt Eyalet Polish Revolutionaries	Victory Establishment, then fall, of the Second Mexican Empire French withdrawal Execution of Emperor Maximilian I, Miguel Miramon, and Tomas Mejia
Victorio's War (1879–1881)	United States Mexico	Apache	Victory Apache defeated
Barrios' War of Reunification (1885)	El Salvador Mexico Costa Rica Nicaragua	Guatemala Honduras	Victory Death of Justo Rufino Barrios
Garza Revolution (1891–1893)	Mexico United States	Garzistas	Victory Garza Revolution defeated
Mexican annexation of Clipperton Island (1897)	Mexico	France	Victory Mexican annexation, colony established
Second Totoposte War (1903)	El Salvador Mexico Guatemalan Exiles	Guatemala	Stalemate Status quo ante bellum
Third Totoposte War (1906)	El Salvador Mexico Guatemalan Exiles	Guatemala	Stalemate Status quo ante bellum
Acayucan Rebellion (1906)	Mexican Government	Liberal Party of Mexico	Government Victory
Mexican Revolution (1910–1920)	Counter-Revolutionaries Mexico United States (1910–1913) Germany (1913–1917) Porfiristas Huertistas	Revolutionaries United States (1913–1918) United Kingdom (1916–1918) Germany (1917) Constitutional Army Villistas Zapatistas	Revolutionary Victory Porfirio Díaz and Victoriano Huerta ousted from power and exiled Mexican Constitution of 1917 enacted Defeat of rebellious Villa and Zapata by their Constitutionalists pairs Political assassination of presidents and revolutionary leaders Founding of the National Revolutionary Party
Border War (1910–1919)	Mexico Germany	United States	Status quo ante bellum Seditionist insurgency suppressed Permanent border wall established American troops fail to capture Pancho Villa and withdraw from Chihuahua
Magonista Rebellion (1911)	Mexico	Liberal Party of Mexico	Victory Failure of the libertarian insurrection
Antichina Campaign (1911–1934)	Mexican Government	Asiatic migrants	Stalemate Antichina Campaigns ends in 1934 by change of government, but the Asiatic population was effectively reduced.
Delahuertista Rebellion (1923–1924) Tabasco Rebellion	Mexican Government Castillistas Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers Agrarians	Delahuertistas PNC PLC	Government Victory
Cristero War (1926–1929)	Mexican Government	Cristeros National League for the Defense of Religious Liberty Knights of Columbus	Government Ceasefire The Mexican Government makes peace agreement with Cristeros, assisted by the United States through U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Dwight Whitney Morrow, in order to end violence Recognition of certain rights and the Catholic Church reopens in Mexico by 1929 during the presidency of Emilio Portes Gil, although some anti-clerical government laws remained in place until 1992, when the Mexican government amended the constitution by granting all religious groups legal status, conceding them limited property rights and lifting restrictions on the number of priests in the country
Escobar Rebellion (1929)	Mexican Government	Escobar Rebels	Government Victory Escobar rebels defeated
Saturnino Cedillo Rebellion (1938)	Mexican Government PRI Supported by: Mexican Communist Party Popular Socialist Party	Cedillistas Confederation of the Middle Class Pro-Race Committee Revolutionary Mexicanist Action National Synarchist Union German Community of Mexico	Government Victory Fascist uprising ends after 8 months. Death of Saturnino Cedillo.
World War II (1942–1945) Philippines campaign (1944–1945) Pacific War Battle of Luzon	United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Panama Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Dominican Republic Cuba Chile Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Venezuela Uruguay Argentina	Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang	Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
Mexico–Guatemala Conflict (1958–1959)	Mexico	Guatemala	Ceasefire Mexican retaliation halted by newly elected president Adolfo López Mateos Diplomatic relations between the two nations are frozen for several months South American mediation helps to prevent escalation
Dirty War (1968–1982)	Mexico	Left-wing groups: Party of the Poor Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre EZLN EPR Various social and armed movements in the country	Victory Continued rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party Most leftist guerrilla groups disbanded
Zapatista Uprising (1994)	Mexico	EZLN	Ceasefire Ceasefire between the Mexican government and Zapatistas San Andrés Accords, granting some autonomy to the indigenous peoples
Mexican Drug War (2006–present)	Mexico	Mexican Drug Cartels	Ongoing Sinaloa Cartel is losing a lot of regions, including in Sinaloa itself In the 2023 Sinaloa unrest, Ovidio Guzman is captured CJNG is losing important regions against the Mexican National Guard Los Zetas went from a big empire, to just controlling a few rural towns in Tamaulipas 35 of the 37 most-wanted Mexican drug lords captured or killed World's most wanted drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán re-captured and extradited to the United States The town Aguililla recaptured by the Mexican military Heavy militarization in certain regions of Mexico

See also

• Mexico in World War I
• List of ongoing armed conflicts
• Timeline of Mexican War of Independence
• Mexican War of Independence

References

Works cited

• Arnold, James R. (1995). Napoleon Conquers Austria: The 1809 Campaign for Vienna. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-94694-4.
• Leggiere, Michael V. (2014). Blücher: Scourge of Napoleon. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-4567-9.