1910 – 1920
A decade of revolution, civil war, regional uprisings, and state reconstruction that overthrew Porfirio Díaz’s long dictatorship but never followed a single program or unified front. Madero’s electoral revolt opened struggles among constitutionalists, federal armies, Villistas, Zapatistas, workers, peasants, and regional leaders; the United States intervened repeatedly. The 1917 Constitution established ambitious principles on land, labor, education, church-state relations, and national resources, but implementation was contested and uneven. Demographic losses from combat, disease, famine, and reduced births are often summarized as “one million,” though the causes and count remain disputed and violence continued beyond 1920.
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Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
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War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
A decade of revolution, civil war, regional uprisings, and state reconstruction that overthrew Porfirio Díaz’s long dictatorship but never followed a single program or unified front. Madero’s electoral revolt opened struggles among constitutionalists, federal armies, Villistas, Zapatistas, workers, peasants, and regional leaders; the United States intervened repeatedly. The 1917 Constitution established ambitious principles on land, labor, education, church-state relations, and national resources, but implementation was contested and uneven. Demographic losses from combat, disease, famine, and reduced births are often summarized as “one million,” though the causes and count remain disputed and violence continued beyond 1920.
Mexican Revolution was fought from 1910 to 1920.
Mexican Revolution was fought between Constitutionalists (Carranza/Obregón) and Villistas & Zapatistas / Federal Forces.
An estimated 1,250,000 people died in Mexican Revolution, including roughly 350,000 military and 900,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle of Celaya, Battle of Zacatecas, Decena Trágica (Ten Tragic Days), and Battle of Torreón.