This is a list of wars involving various Mexican states.
Mexico has been involved in numerous different military conflicts over the years, with most being civil/internal wars.
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish conquest of the Maya (1511–1697) | Late Postclassic Maya states | | Defeat |
| Spanish conquest of Tabasco (1518–1564) | Chontal Maya | | Defeat |
| Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1530) | Allied city-states: Independent kingdoms and city-states:
|
Indigenous allies:
Support or occasional allies b : | Spanish-Indigenous allied victory
|
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish conquest of the Tarascan empire (1522–1530) | | Victory
| |
| Spanish conquest of Chiapas (c. 1523 – c. 1695) | Zoque people Chiapaneca people, Independent Maya, including:
| Victory
| |
| Spanish conquest of Guatemala (1524–1667) | Independent indigenous kingdoms and city-states, including the: | Victory
| |
| Spanish conquest of El Salvador (1524–1539) | Indigenous peoples of El Salvador, including: | Victory | |
| Spanish conquest of Honduras (1524– c. 1539) | Indigenous peoples of Honduras, including: | Victory | |
| Expedition to Chesapeake Bay (1526) | Hostile Natives African rebels Spanish mutineers | Defeat
| |
| Conquest of Yucatán (1527–1697) | Mayan tribes | Victory
| |
| Narváez expedition (1527–1536) | Tocobaga | Inconclusive
| |
| Yaqui Wars (1533–1929)
| | | Stalemate |
| Expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1535–1554) | | Pueblo | Stalemate
|
| Grijalva expedition to the Equatorial Pacific (1537–1542) | Hostile Indigenous peoples Spanish mutineers | Inconclusive due to the loss of the ship in New Guinea. | |
| New Spain Exploration of North America (1539–1543) | Indian auxiliaries | Northern Utina | Defeat |
| Tiguex War (1540–1541)
| | Tiwa Indians | Victory |
| Mixtón war (1540–1542)
| | Caxcanes | Victory |
| Chichimeca war (1550–1590)
| Indian auxiliaries (Tlaxcalteca, Caxcan, Otomí, Mexica, Purépecha) | Chichimeca Confederation | Defeat |
| Guamares Rebellion (1563–1569) | | Guamares | Victory |
| Spanish assault on French Florida (1565) | | Victory | |
| Spanish conquest of the Philippines (1565–1575) |
| Rajahnate of Maynila | Victory
|
| Spanish expeditions to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (1567–1606) | | Hostile inhabitants of Polynesia | Stalemate
|
| Philippine revolts against Spain (1567–1872)
|
| Victory
| |
| Blockade of Cebu (1568) | | Victory | |
| Eighty Years' War, Thirty Years' War (1568-1648) | Supported by: | Supported by: | Defeat
|
| Castilian War (1578) |
| Supported by: | Status quo ante bellum
|
| 1582 Cagayan battles (1582) |
| | Victory |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
| co-belligerent | co-belligerent | Indecisive, Status quo ante bellum
|
| Acoma War (1598–1599)
| | Acoma Pueblo | Victory |
| Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600) | | | Defeat
|
| Acaxee Rebellion (1601–1607)
| | Acaxee Indians | Victory |
| Tepehuán Revolt (1616–1620) | | Tepehuánes | Victory |
| Spanish conquest of Petén (c. 1618 – c. 1697) | | Independent Maya, including:
| Victory
|
| Sacalum Rebellion (1624) | | Maya rebel forces lidered by the Batab Ah Kin Pol | Victory |
| Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) |
|
| Defeat |
| Apache Wars (c. 1641–1924) | (until 1821) (1821–1915) (1850–1924) | Apache | Spanish/Mexican victory |
| Navajo Wars (c. 1641–1864)
| (until 1821) (1821–1848) (1850–1866) | Navajo | United States victory
|
| Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) | Defeat | ||
| Tehuantepec Rebellion (1660–1661) | | Zapotec peoples | Victory
|
| Piracy attacks on Lake Nicaragua (1665–1857) | | West Indies Pirates | Stalemate
|
| Chepo expedition (1679–1681) | | | Defeat.
|
| Pueblo Revolt (1680)
| | Puebloans | Defeat
|
| War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1712) |
Indian Allies: co-belligerent: |
Indian Allies: co-belligerent: | Political victory for Spain loyal to Philip Military victory for Spain loyal to Charles
|
| Comanche Wars (1706–1875)
| | Comanche Other Indigenous nations | Defeat |
| Pablo Presbere's insurrection (1709–1710)
| | Talamanca | Victory |
| Tzeltal Rebellion of 1712 (1712)
| | Maya communities | Victory |
| War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) | Defeat
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| Aguayo expedition to Texas (1720–1722) | | Victory
| |
| Pericúes Rebellion (1734–1737) | | Pericúes | Stalemate
|
| Pima Revolt (1751)
| | Pima Indians | Victory |
| Seven Years' War (1756–1763) |
| Defeat
| |
| Cisteil Rebellion (1761) | | Maya rebel forces lidered by Jacinto Canek | Victory
|
| Louisiana Rebellion of 1768 (1768) | | Victory | |
| American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) | Victory
| ||
| Cherokee–American wars [2nd phase post-revolution] (1783–1795)
| Co-belligerent: | Spanish withdrawal due to Coalition Wars. Defeat of Cherokees | |
| Nootka Crisis (1789–1790) | | Nuu-chah-nulth people | Defeat |
| Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) | 1791–1793 1793–1798 1798–1801 1802–1804 | 1791–1793 1793–1798 1798–1801 | Defeat |
| French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802) |
|
(Quasi-War) (until 1800) | Inconclussive |
| Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) |
| French clients: | Victory
|
| Anglo-American war (1812–1814) | | Indian allies | Inconclusive
|
| Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition (1812) | | Victory | |
| Seminole Wars (1817–18) | Seminole | Defeat
| |
| Totonicapán Uprising of 1820 (1820) | | | Victory |
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821) | | Victory
| +500,000 | |
| Long Expedition (1819) | | | Victory
| ~5 (1821 expedition) |
| Texas–Indian Wars (1820–1875) | Comanche Other Indigenous nations | Victory | 1,394 | |
| Spanish Attempts to Reconquer Mexico (1821–1829) | | Victory
| 135 | |
| Comanche–Mexico Wars (1821–1870) | Comanche Kiowa Kiowa Apache | Defeat
| ~6,000 | |
| Apache–Mexico Wars (1600s–1915) Part of the Mexican Indian Wars and the American Indian Wars | (1600–1821) (1821–1915) | Apache | Victory
| |
| Yaqui Wars (1533–1929) Part of the Mexican Indian Wars | (1533–1716) (1716–1821) (1821–1929) | Yaqui Allies: | Victory
| |
| Mexican Indian Wars (1821–1933) | (1519–1716) Tlaxcalans and other Native Indian allies of Spain (1519–1821) (1821–1933)
| Various Native Mexicans | Victory | |
| | Imperialist victory | |||
| | Victory El Salvador is annexed to Mexico | |||
| Casa Mata Plan Revolution (1822–1823) | | | Republican Victory | |
| Texas revolt (1823) | | | Provisional Government Victory | |
| Rebellion of Oaxaca (1823) | Oaxaca | Provisional Government Victory | ||
| Rebellion of Guadalajara (1823) | Jalisco | Provisional Government Victory
| ||
| Rebellion of Puebla (1823) | Independents | Provisional Government Victory | ||
| Revolt of Querétaro (1823) | Provisional Government Victory | |||
| Iturbidist uprising in Tepic (1824) | | | Provisional Government Victory | |
| Fredonian Rebellion (1826–1827) | Victory
| |||
| Conservative Coup (1829–1831) | | | Conservative Victory
| |
| Zacatecas Rebellion (1835) | | Centralist Victory
| ||
| Texas Revolution (1835–1836) | Defeat
| |||
| Rebellion in Sonora and Sinaloa (1837-1839) | | Victory
| ||
| First Franco–Mexican War (1838–1839) also known as the Pastry War | Defeat
| |||
| Federalist Revolt (Tabasco) (1839–1840) | | Defeat | ||
| Rebellion of the Republic of the Rio Grande (1840) | Victory
| |||
| Texan Santa Fe Expedition (1841–1842) | Victory | |||
| Occupation of Soconusco | Victory
| |||
| Invasion of Yucatán (1842-1843) | Defeat | |||
| Mexicans Invasions of 1842 (1842) | Defeat
| |||
| Capture of Monterey (1842) | Status quo ante bellum
| |||
| Mier Expedition (1842–1843) | Victory
| |||
| Texan raids on New Mexico (1843) | Victory
| |||
| Mexican–American War (1846–1848) | Defeat
| |||
| Caste War of Yucatán (1847–1901) | Maya | Victory
| ||
| Rousset's Expeditions (1853-1854) | Victory
| |||
| Expedition of William Walker to Baja California and Sonora (1853-1854) | Victory
| |||
| Revolution of Ayutla (1854–1855) | | | Liberal Victory
| |
| Reform War (1857–1861) | | | Liberal Victory
| |
| Cortina Troubles (1859–1861) | | Victory
| ||
| Second Franco–Mexican War (1861–1867) | | Victory
| ||
| Victorio's War (1879–1881) | Apache | Victory
| ||
| Raid in Tuxtla Chico (1880) | Central American filibusters | Victory | ||
| Barrios' War of Reunification (1885) | Victory
| |||
| Garza Revolution (1891–1893) | Garzistas | Victory
| ||
| Mexican annexation of Clipperton Island (1897) | Victory
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| Second Totoposte War (1903) | Stalemate | |||
| Third Totoposte War (1906) | Stalemate | |||
| Acayucan Rebellion (1906) | | Government Victory | ||
| Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) |
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| Revolutionary Victory
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| Border War (1910–1919) | Status quo ante bellum
| |||
| Magonista Rebellion (1911) | Victory
| |||
| Antichina Campaign (1911–1934) | | | Stalemate
| |
| Delahuertista Rebellion (1923–1924) | | | Government Victory | |
| Cristero War (1926–1929) | | Government Ceasefire
| ||
| Escobar Rebellion (1929) | | Escobar Rebels | Government Victory
| |
| Saturnino Cedillo Rebellion (1938) | Supported by: | Cedillistas
| Government Victory
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| World War II (1942–1945) | Victory
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| Mexico–Guatemala Conflict (1958–1959) | Ceasefire
| |||
| Dirty War (1964–1982 [11] [12] ) Part of the Cold War |
| Far-left groups [11]
| Government victory
After the conflict
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| Zapatista Uprising (1994) Part of the Chiapas conflict | Ceasefire between Mexican Military and EZLN
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| Mexican Drug War (2006–present) Part of the war on drugs |
Non-state armed groups:
| Principal Mexican cartels: Other cartels:
Support: | Ongoing |