The Battle for Mexico

### Participants

The Desert Republic, The Lawmen, The Gulf Legion, The New Cuban Authority, The Maya of Yucata, The Nayarit Cartel, NCR Monterrey Expedition

### Commanders and Leaders

Angela Silva (The Desert Republic), Elias Salomon (The Lawmen), Legatus Vindicta (The Gulf Legion), Kukulcan of Maya (The Maya of Yucata), Emiliano Muñoz (The New Cuban Authority), Xerxes Vallejo (The Nayarit Cartel), General Lee Oliver (NCR Monterrey Expedition)

### Casualties and Losses

160k+

The Battle for Mexico, otherwise known as the Great Mexican War, is an ongoing conflict in the pre-war region of Mexico. The war began on October 11th, 2289, when president of The Desert Republic, Angela Silva declared war on the 3 Principles for their transgressions against the people of Mexico.

## Timeline

* September 30, 2282 - NCR Baja Ranger Nina De Yanga disappears in Mexico
* December 12, 2282 - The NCR launches Operation Bounding Overwatch to recover Ranger Yanga
* April 27, 2283 - Establishment of NCR operational headquarters in Hermosillo
* November 4th, 2289 - The Battle of Poza Rica. Desert Republic victory against The Gulf Legion.
* December 11th, 2289 - The Turning Tide campaign begins
* December 11th, 2289 - The Battle of Ciudad Valles, Desert Republic victory against The Gulf Legion
* December 26th, 2289 - The Battle of Tamuin, Desert Republic victory against The Gulf Legion
* January 2nd, 2290 - The Nayarit Cartel joins the 3 Principles and invades several small settlements in The Desert Republic
* January 27th, 2290 - The Maya of Yucata initiate the Moctezuma Plan, putting them on the side of The Desert Republic
* January 29th, 2290 - The Mayans land in Cuba, defeating the bewildered Cuban soldiers and pushing forward until the Cubans were able to gather themselves. The Mayans then land in Nueva Gerona, a small city on an island south of Cuba, establishing a frontline base named "Mayan Landing".
* February 8th, 2290 - The Battle of Maya Landing. The NCA launches a naval assault on Maya Landing, however they are defeated and the Mayans push after the demoralized and weakened Cuban army, landing in Cienaga de Zapata and setting up an outpost.
* February 19th, 2290 - Operation Byzantium is sprung by the NCR Monterrey Expedition. The NCR enters the war against the Legion, but remaining neutral towards The Desert Republic.
* February 21st, 2290 - Ciudad Victoria is assaulted by NCR soldiers and liberated from the Legion.
* February 26th, 2290 - The Mayans begin a nearly unending onslaught, pushing the Cubans back to the outskirts of Havana.
* March 4th, 2290 - An already large, underground resistance in Cuba known as "The Red Tide" revolts from the NCA and sets up a headquarters in Santa Clara, intending to take Havana and cast the Mayans off the island.
* March 9th, 2290 - Democratic Cubans rise up from the NCA and Red Tide, forming The Liberation Army of Cuba.
* March 23rd, 2290 - Exanguis Juvencus goes missing. Many legionaries of the Gulf Legion are demoralized and give up fighting. Legatus Vindicta takes charge of the remaining forces, which quickly become cornered in Tampico and its outskirts.

## Operation Bounding Overwatch

Pip-Boy 3000 rendered battle plan

Pip-Boy 3000 rendered image of Pre-war Mexico

### Inhabitants

*Unknown*

Operation Bounding Overwatch was the New California Republic , was an impromptu operation following the disappearance of one of the Republic's top operatives Nina de Yanga, and the beginning of Californian involvement in what would become the Battle for Mexico.

On September 30th NCR Baja Ranger Nina de Yanga went AWOL from the Tijuana Ranger Base. It was rumored that Yanga had made it a habit to use leave days to travel outside of NCR territory to hunt slavers and raider gangs. After a particularly long leave a single fireteam consisting of four hand-picked NCR rangers were sent outside of NCR territory to recover Yanga who was considered a valuable asset. This first fireteam only made it 15 kilometers out of NCR territory before they were ambushed by a raider gang. After radioing for support, another fireteam was dispatched to reinforce the first and push further into Northern Mexico. As they scoured the Mexican wasteland they too were ambushed and a third fireteam was deployed. By the end of that week, there had been 13 fireteams consisting of 52 infantrymen leapfrogging across the arid wasteland of Northern Mexico. By the end of the next month, 55 fireteams consisting of 220 infantry scouts had begun to push further south combing the wasteland for the lost ranger.

Casualties were extremely minimal, however within the first months logistical issues began to plague the haphazard operation. On April 25, 2284, three fireteams engaged what they believed was a raider gang in the city of Hermosillo. Two days later, on April 27th, these three fireteams were able to clear the minimal oppositional forces in Hermosillo, and the city was selected to be the new location of operational headquarters where Major Vasquez would handle the logistics of the operation and establish a medical center in the ruins of the old city. Within a few days, a stream of refugees poured into the city from the south. Major Vasquez unable to handle the influx of civilians moved many of the refugees behind NCR supply lines to local towns and villages that had been liberated from what the NCR believed to have been raider gangs. These areas were designated as NCR safe zones, and were assigned a marshal from the local population as well as at least one fireteam depending on their distance from the front. Many of these safe zones, who enjoyed the benefits of NCR supplies and protection, petitioned for immediate annexation shortly after their establishment.

Despite the added stress on NCR supplies, elite Desert Rangers continued their search for Yanga who was increasingly becoming an afterthought in the operation. Eventually, on February 17, 2285, a Ranger fireteam and 2 scouting parties were able to locate Yanga in the Aztec ruins of Mazatlán assaulting a slave camp on her own. By the time the fireteams arrived in Mazatlán the slave camp had been liberated. Yanga was retrieved and sent back to Tijuana for court martialing before being transferred to the Oregon expedition.

The NCR victory was short-lived, however. What the NCR had believed to be simple raider gangs, was actually a criminal network unified under the Nayarit Cartel who had seized control of the northern half of Mexico. By 2285 more than two-thirds of all units deployed in Mexico had been assigned to stabilizing the region. Despite constant raids on Californian caravans and infrequent attacks on NCR-protected settlements, the Nayarit Cartel's harassment had little effect on ending NCR occupation of the territory.

## Agreement of Dios De Los Muertos

By 2285 the NCR was well aware that Mexico was not a barren wasteland as many had previously thought. Traders came to NCR-protected settlements in Mexico who told about a Mexican state not far to south that technologically rivaled what the NCR had been providing to their safe zones. This state, which the NCR began to refer to as the Desert Republic was in actuality a coalition of four settlements who had since 2224 began to work together to rebuild central Mexico.

In 2286 after remnants of Caesar's Legion began to terrorize neighboring communities on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, representatives of the Desert Republic known as Lawmen, approached the NCR to propose a tentative agreement between the two states. On November 1st, 2286 President Angela Silva of the Desert Public and Major Vasquez representing NCR President Crooker as military governor of NCR occupied Mexico signed a diplomatic treaty between the two nations. In this agreement, all territory currently occupied by the NCR, including the former states of Sonora and Sinaloa, were recognized as territories under the protection of the NCR. The communities located in the former states of Chihuahua would remain autonomous, with the region being open to trade and joint military operations against the cartel and the Legion. Trade would be open between each nation, however, citizens of the NCR were prohibited from traveling south of the Desert Republic's border, while citizens of the Desert Republic could apply for residency in the NCR. A defensive pact was also included in the treaty in the event that either nation is attacked, specifically by forces aligned with either the Legion or the Cartel,

## The Nayarit-Cuban Alliance

### Performers

The Nayarit Cartel, The New Cuban Authority

### Location

Nayarit

In 2290, seeking a solution to hinder the onward invading army of The Desert Republic seeping into The Gulf Legion, Emiliano Muñoz sent ambassadors to the leadership of The Nayarit Cartel and sought to form an alliance. The Nayarit Cartel's leader accepted the proposal and began a war against The Desert Republic. Almost right after this, the Cartel's army began to invade cities in the Republic, only being stopped by mobilized soldiers for the Republic.

## The Moctezuma Plan

### Location

New Tikal, Yucatan Peninsula

The Moctezuma Plan is the codename for the military plan of the Maya of Yucata, ironically being named after an Aztec emperor, to take down the 3 Principles and establish the Mayans as the primary masters of Mexico. This triggered the Principles-Mayan war, resulting in the Mayans, albeit reluctantly, establishing a loose military alliance with the Desert Republic.

## Operation Byzantium

Operation Byzantium is the NCR Military operation to destroy the last remnants of the Legion, starting with The Gulf Legion. Not long after Operation Byzantium was sprung, NCR soldiers were deployed in Ciudad Victoria to liberate it from the Legion. The demoralized and halved Legion army was easily pushed out of the city by the NCR.