When fighting broke out in 1914 between the Constitutionalists (Carranza, Obregón, etc.) and the Conventionalists (Villa and Zapata) following the Convention of Aguascalientes, the Constitutional Army numbered 57,000 men, to Villa and Zapata's 72,000 men. But as the Constitutionalists grew stronger, Villa and Zapata grew weaker.
When hostilities erupted in 1914 between the Federalists (Carranza, Obregón, etc.) and the Traditionalists (Villa and Zapata) following the Convention of Aguascalientes, the Federal Army consisted of 57,000 men, whereas the Traditionalist forces numbered 72,000 men. However, as the Federalists gained strength, the Traditionalists weakened.