Costa Rican Independence War (Balkanization of North America)

The Ten-Day War or the Costa Rican Independence War was a brief military conflict between the Costa Rican Territorial Defence and the Mexican People's Army (MPA) in 1991 following Costa Rica's declaration of independence.

Costa Rican Independence War
Part of the Mexican Wars
[1] Column of MPA tanks entering Costa Rica from Mexican-controlled Nicaragua
Date 27 June 1991 – 6 July 1991 Location Costa Rica Result Costa Rican victory and independence
Belligerents
Mexican People's Army	Costa Rica
Strength
35,200 Mexican People's Army (MPA) personnel	16,000 Costa Rican Territorial Defence (CRTD), 10,000 police
Casualties and losses
44 killed, 146 wounded 4,944 prisoners (Slovenian estimates)	18 killed, 182 wounded (official casualties)