Mexican Revolution

1910 to 1921
War between the Federal and Constitutionalist parties for control of the Mexican government.

Noteable Battles

1912	Battle of Rellano   Rebels victory Fought March 24, 1912 between government troops loyal to Francisco I. Madero and rebel troops under Pascual Orozco. The engagement was a success for Orozco's 7,000 troops against his enemy, General Salas and his 8,000 men.
1915	Battle of Celaya   Constitutionalist victory Fought April 13, 1915 between two revolutionary factions, the Conventionalists, led by Pancho Villa, and the Constitutionalists, led by Alvaro Obregon. Villa's conventionalists were decisively defeated, by Obregon's artillery, losing more than 4000 men. This battle destroyed Villa influence and positioned Carranza as leader of the predominant opposition party.
1916	Battle of Carizael (Naxos ) Americans victory Fought June 21, 1916 between U.S. troops sent by General Pershing to apprehend Pancho Villa, and Mexican Federal troops under General Gomez. The Americans lost 14 men and the Mexicans lost 45 men, including General Gomez.

Story Links	Book Links
Assassination of President Madero  in	The Story of Mexico  by  Charles Morris
Pancho Villa, Bandit and War Hero  in	The Story of Mexico  by  Charles Morris
American Army and Navy in Action  in	The Story of Mexico  by  Charles Morris

Image Links
Mexican constitutionalists firing on the Federal soldiers  in The Story of Mexico	A sharpshooter of the Constitutionalist army  in The Story of Mexico	How the American sailors and marines were killed at Vera Cruz  in The Story of Mexico
The Mexicans are very expert at the sort of guerilla warfare shown here  in The Story of Mexico	Mexican Rurales, or mounted police, at the grave of their victims  in The Story of Mexico	The rapid fire squad of the Constitutionalist army at Santa Maria  in The Story of Mexico
A glimpse of a portion of the Federal artillery  in The Story of Mexico	Scene from the Battle of Vera Cruz  in The Story of Mexico	The United States army taking possession of Vera Cruz  in The Story of Mexico
The navy leaving Vera Cruz after being relieved by the Army  in The Story of Mexico	American soldiers shooting at Mexican snipers  in The Story of Mexico	A Gun Crew on battleship Arkansas at Vera Cruz  in The Story of Mexico
The first American martyrs at Vera Cruz  in The Story of Mexico	Forward fighting top of the American battleship Michigan  in The Story of Mexico	General Villa's mountaineers guarding the Mexican end of the International Bridge  in The Story of Mexico
American soldiers guarding the American end of the International bridge at El Paso  in The Story of Mexico	12-inch guns that backed up demands for respect for the American flag  in The Story of Mexico	Rebel soldiers firing from an adobe fort  in The Story of Mexico
Rebel wounded lying on flat cars and tended by the women camp followers  in The Story of Mexico	The Zapata brothers, 'Generals' Euphemio and Emiliano, who terrified the Federalists by their guerilla warfare  in The Story of Mexico	U.S. Marines going on board ship for the voyage to Mexico  in The Story of Mexico
Mexican Federal soldiers resting on the march  in The Story of Mexico	The horrors of civil war are shown by this rebel artillery in Mexico City  in The Story of Mexico	United States soldiers receiving Mexican Federalist soldiers who surrendered to them  in The Story of Mexico
A detachment of Mexican Federal cavalry marching through the streets of Mexico City  in The Story of Mexico	The execution of a Federal officer by rebels  in The Story of Mexico	This view of the rebel cavalry hardly does justice to their efficiency  in The Story of Mexico
Tlapam cadets (from the military college) who mutinied  in The Story of Mexico