Mexican Civil War (Canadian Independence)

The Mexican Civil War was an armed conflict lasting for 7 years that was located in Mexico. There were factions in the war; the Mexican Army which supported Spanish colonial rule; the Mexican Republican Army which supported the democratic rule of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; and the Empire Army, which supported Iturbide family's efforts to become Emperor of Mexico. In 1826, the United States intervened, and supported the Mexican Republican Army, which eventually prevailed in 1828.

Mexican Republican Army (MRA)
The Mexican Republican Army was by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, an officer who supported Mexico's efforts for independence. The Republicans were mainly supported by liberals in major cities such as Mexico City. It was the strongest force of the three, with 123,000 soldiers. However, most of the soldiers were untrained, undisciplined, and armed with inferior guns, or just clubs, knives and pitchforks. The MRA was supported by the USA because Presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams both wanted for Mexico to be a democracy. The MRA were the eventually winnners in the war.