Mexican Revolution
November 20, 1910 – December 1, 1920
Extended sequence of armed conflicts from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920 that overthrew the decades-long dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. The northern Constitutionalist faction prevailed and drafted the 1917 Constitution of Mexico; the conflict killed around one million people, mostly non-combatants, and is considered the defining event of modern Mexican history.
Battles and events 12
1910 – 1919
January 1911
April 1911
April 7 – May 10, 1911
May 11–19, 1911
February 9, 1913
Ten Tragic Days
Mexico City
November 23–25, 1913
Battle of Tierra Blanca
Major Constitutionalist Victory
April 21, 1914
Ypiranga incident
German ship captured then released
June 23, 1914
October 10 – November 13, 1914
June 21, 1916
Battle of Carrizal
Mexican victory
February 7, 1917
Key commanders
Porfiriato 6
Porfirio Díaz
President of Mexico, His long rule provoked the revolution; he resigned and went into exile in 1911
Venustiano Carranza
First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army, Led the Constitutionalists and became president under the 1917 Constitution
Ramón Corral
belligerent leader
Manuel Mondragón
belligerent leader
Álvaro Obregón
belligerent leader
Pancho Villa
belligerent leader
