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- Ma QianlingMa Qianling (simplified Chinese: 马千龄; traditional Chinese: 馬千齡; pinyin: Mǎ Qiānlíng, Xiao'
- Macedonian frontWorld War I military theatre
- Macedonian StruggleCultural and military conflicts between various Balkan peoples in the region of Macedonia
- Magdalena campaignThe Magdalena campaign was a military operation from late 1812 to early 1813, led by the i
- Magdiwang (faction)The Magdiwang was a faction of the Katipunan, a Philippine revolutionary organization foun
- Mahdist State1885–1899 Sudanese state
- Mahdist War1881–1899 Sudanese revolt against Anglo-Egyptian rule
- Maison BonaparteFamily home of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Maji Maji RebellionUprising in the south and east of German East Africa, 1905–1907
- Major general (United States)Military rank of the United States
- Malayan campaign1941–1942 World War II military campaign
- Malta Summit1989 meeting between the heads of state of the US and Soviet Union
- Maltese Labour CorpsThe Maltese Labour Corps (MLC) was a labour unit raised in Malta during the First World Wa
- Manchester BlitzThe Manchester Blitz (also known as the Christmas Blitz) was the heavy bombing of the city
- Manchu peopleEast Asian ethnic group
- Manchukuo1932–1945 Japanese puppet state in northern China
- Manchukuo yuanThe Manchukuo yuan (Chinese: 滿洲國圓, Mǎnzhōuguóyuán) was the official unit of currency of th
- Manhattan ProjectWorld War II Allied nuclear weapons program
- Manifest destiny19th-century expansionist belief in the U.S.
- Manila massacre1945 massacre in the Philippines by Japan
- Mano BlancaGuatemalan death squad
- Manuel de MontianoManuel Joaquín de Montiano y Sopelana (January 6, 1685 – January 7, 1762) was a Spanish Ge
- Manuel Rojo del Río y VieyraManuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra (September 24, 1708 – January 30, 1764) was a Mexican
- Mao YushiMao Yushi (Chinese: 茅于轼; born 14 January 1929 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a Chinese economist.
- Māori King MovementThe Māori King Movement, called the Kīngitanga in Māori, is a Māori movement that arose am
- Mapuche militaryThe Mapuche were a bellic culture, and their history was plagued by wars and conflicts sin
- Maquis de Saint-MarcelThe Maquis de Saint-Marcel was a force of French resistance fighters, 3000 men with 200 Fr
- Marcelino Menéndez y PelayoMarcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (Spanish pronunciation: ; 3 November 1856 – 19 May 1912) was a
- March ActionFailed uprising in Germany in 1921
- March First Movement1919 anti-colonial protests in Korea
- March on Rome1922 mass demonstration that brought Mussolini to power in Italy
- Marciana MarinaMarciana Marina is a town and comune in the province of Livorno (administrative region of
- Marengo campaignCampaign of the War of the Second Coalition
- Mariano OsorioMariano de Osorio (Latin American Spanish: ; 1777–1819) was a Spanish general and Governor
- Marie Louise, Duchess of ParmaEmpress of the French from 1810 to 1814
- Maritz rebellion1914 pro-German insurrection in South Africa
- Maroubra ForceMaroubra Force was the name given to the ad hoc Australian infantry force that defended Po
- Marș triumfal"Marș triumfal" (Triumphant March), or "Marș triumfal și primirea steagului și a Măriei Sa
- Marta AbreuMarta Abreu de Estévez (13 November 1845 – 2 January 1909) was one of the most influential
- Martin WetzerMartin Wetzer (7 August 1868 – 29 September 1954) was a Finnish jurist and general. He fou
- Martin's cruise of 1794Martin's cruise of 1794 was the only significant French naval operation of the year in the
- Marxism and the National Question1913 Russian-language political pamphlet by Joseph Stalin
- Masaharu HommaMasaharu Homma (本間 雅晴, Honma Masaharu, November 27, 1887 – April 3, 1946) was a lieutenant
- Masanobu TsujiJapanese officer in WWII, war criminal
- MashonalandMashonaland is a region in northeastern Zimbabwe. It is home to nearly half of the populat
- Massacre of Tbilisi1989 massacre in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
- Massacres during the Italo-Turkish WarA series of massacres were committed by Ottoman and Italian forces during the Italo-Turkis
- Master raceNazi concept of Aryan superiority
- Máté ZalkaBéla Frankl (23 April 1896 – 11 June 1937), known by the name Máté Zalka, was a Hungarian
- Mateo M. CapinpinMateo Mananjaya Capinpin (April 22, 1887 – December 28, 1958) was a brigadier general in t
- Mateo PumacahuaMateo García Pumacahua (September 21, 1740 – March 17, 1815) simply known as Pumacahua, mo
- Matthew NathanLieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan GCMG PC (Ire) (3 January 1862 – 18 April 1939) was a
- Matumbi peopleThe Matumbi are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group native to Kilwa District, Lindi Region in so
- Mau movementSamoan political movement
- MaurismMaurism (Maurismo in Spanish) was a conservative political movement that bloomed in Spain
- Max von GallwitzMax Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937) was a German general from Bresl
- May Coup (Serbia)1903 military coup against King Alexander I of Serbia; Peter I installed
- May CrisisBrief diplomatic crisis in 1938
- May Fourth Movement1919 Chinese cultural political movement
- May Revolution1810 revolution in Buenos Aires
- Maysville Road veto1830 US presidential action
- McLane–Ocampo TreatyThe McLane–Ocampo Treaty, formally the Treaty of Transit and Commerce, was an 1859 agreeme
- McLean House (Appomattox, Virginia)The McLean House near Appomattox, Virginia is within the Appomattox Court House National H
- Mediatised housesType of ruling house in the former Holy Roman Empire
- Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War IIMajor theatre of operations during the Second World War
- Medium-range ballistic missileClass of ballistic missiles defined by range
- Mehmet ShehuPrime Minister of Albania From 1954 to 1981
- Meiji eraPeriod of Japanese history (1868–1912)
- Meiji Restoration1868 return to imperial rule in Japan
- Mein Kampf1925 autobiography by Adolf Hitler
- Member states of the League of NationsBetween 1920 and 1946, a total of 63 countries became member states of the League of Natio
- Mémoires sur l'ÉgypteBook series published by Institut d'Egypte
- Memorial Day (Newfoundland and Labrador)Memorial Day has been observed annually since 1 July 1917, to recall the losses of approxi
- Memphis sanitation strike1968 American strike
- MengjiangWang Jingwei regime autonomous zone
- MensheviksFaction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
- Mesopotamian campaignWorld War I military campaign
- Mesures usuellesOld French measurement system
- Meuse–Argonne offensive1918 campaign of World War I
- Mexican RevolutionNationwide armed struggle in Mexico (1910–1920)
- Mexican War of IndependenceArmed conflict which ended Spanish rule of New Spain
- Mexican–American War1846–1848 conflict between Mexico and the United States
- Mexico–Guatemala conflictIn an armed conflict between the countries of Mexico and Guatemala, the Guatemalan Air For
- Mfecane1815–1840 period of civil conflict in southern Africa
- Miao Rebellion (1854–1873)The Miao rebellion of 1854–1873, also known as the Qian rebellion (Chinese: 黔亂; pinyin: Qi
- Michael CrowderMichael Crowder (9 June 1934 – 14 August 1988) was a British historian and author notable
- Michael Seymour (Royal Navy officer, born 1802)Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, GCB (3 December 1802 – 23 February 1887) was a Royal Navy off
- Middle Eastern theatre of World War IScene of action between 29 October 1914 and 30 October 1918
- Miguel CabanellasMiguel Cabanellas Ferrer (1 January 1872 – 14 May 1938) was a Spanish Army officer. He was
- Miguel NegreteJosé Miguel Pascual Negrete Novoa, commonly known as Miguel Negrete was a 19th-century Mex
- Mikhail ChernyayevMikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Черняев) (3 November / 22 Octo
- Military Administration (Nazi Germany)Military unit
- Military career of NapoleonThe military career of Napoleon spanned over 20 years. He led French armies in the French
- Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Soviet UnionMilitary court of the Soviet Union
- Military Government of Santo DomingoOccupation of the Dominican Republic by the United States from 1916–1924
- Military history of AustriaThe Austrian Empire and its predecessor, the Archduchy of Austria, was one of the most pre
- Military history of GermanyThe military history of Germany spans the period from ancient times to the present.
- Military history of the United KingdomThe military history of the United Kingdom covers the period from the creation of the unit
- Military operations in North Africa during World War ISeries of conflicts during World War I
- Military ranks of the Mongolian People's RepublicThe Military ranks of Mongolian People's Republic were the military insignia used by the M
- Militia (United States)U.S. paramilitary force
- Millet (Ottoman Empire)Independent court pertaining to personal religious laws of Ottoman subjects
- Millet plus riflesMillet plus rifles (simplified Chinese: 小米加步枪; traditional Chinese: 小米加步槍; pinyin: Xiǎomǐ
- Milorad PetrovićMilorad Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Петровић; 18 April 1882 – 12 June 1981) was an
- MinelayerA minelayer is any warship, submarine, military aircraft or land vehicle deploying explosi
- Miner's licenceThe miner's licence was the colonial government's response to the need to provide infrastr
- Minister President of PrussiaChief minister of the King in Prussia
- Ministries of the Soviet UnionDepartments of the Soviet government
- Minoru ŌtaMinoru Ōta (大田 実, Ōta Minoru, 7 April 1891 – 13 June 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial
- Minzoku-haJapanese political faction
- Mirów, WarsawMirów (Polish pronunciation: ) is one of the central neighbourhoods in the Wola district o
- Mishima incidentAttempted coup d'état in Japan on November 25, 1970, by writer Yukio Mishima
- Misiones OrientalesThe Misiones Orientales (lit. 'Eastern Missions') (or Siete Pueblos de las Misiones (Spani
- Mission DavidsonMission Davidson was a World War II Special Operations Executive (SOE) military expedition
- Mission DetroitMission Detroit was a pre-dawn glider-borne combat assault in the American airborne landin
- Mission ElmiraDuring World War II, Mission Elmira was the landing of a significant part of the 82nd Airb
- Mission Greenwood–RoothamMission Greenwood–Rootham was a World War II Special Operations Executive (SOE) expedition
- Mission LindsayMission Lindsay was a World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS) military expedition
- Missouri Compromise1820 United States federal legislation
- Mito RebellionThe Mito rebellion (水戸幕末争乱, Mito bakumatsu sōran), also called the Kantō Insurrection or t
- Miyake SetsureiMiyake Setsurei (三宅 雪嶺, July 7, 1860 – November 26, 1945) was a Japanese philosopher and a
- Mnong languageThe Mnong language (also known as Pnong or Bunong) (Bunong: ឞូន៝ង) belongs to the Austro-A
- Modern display of the Confederate battle flagAlthough the Confederate States of America dissolved at the end of the American Civil War
- Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution OrganizationFormer political and paramilitary organisation in Iran
- Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact1939 neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
- Monégasque francThe franc (unofficially MCF) was the official currency of the Principality of Monaco until
- Mongolian People's Army1921–1992 armed forces of Mongolia
- Mongolian People's RepublicMongolian state from 1924 to 1992
- Mongolian Revolution of 1921Event that led to the founding of the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924
- Mongoose Gang1967 to 1979 Grenada paramilitary group
- Monroe Doctrine1823 U.S. foreign policy on the Western Hemisphere
- Monsun GruppeThe Gruppe Monsun or Monsoon Group was a force of German U-boats (submarines) that operate
- Montana TrailThe Montana Trail was a wagon road that served gold rush towns such as Bannack, Virginia C
- Monte LeoneMonte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border bet
- MonticelloPrimary residence of U.S. Founding Father Thomas Jefferson
- Monticello AssociationThe Monticello Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1913 to care for, prese
- Montoire-sur-le-LoirMontoire-sur-le-Loir (French pronunciation: , literally Montoire on the Loir), commonly kn
- Moon landingArrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
- Mooring mastA mooring mast, or mooring tower, is a structure designed to allow for the docking of an a
- Mordecai HouseThe Mordecai House (also called the Mordecai Plantation or Mordecai Mansion), built in 178
- Morgan ReportThe Morgan Report was an 1894 report concluding an official U.S. Congressional investigati
- Moriori genocideAtrocity in 1835; part of the Musket Wars
- Moritake TanabeMoritake Tanabe (田辺 盛武, Tanabe Moritake, 26 February 1889 – 10 July 1949) was a general in
- Moritz von AuffenbergMoritz Friedrich Joseph Eugen Freiherr Auffenberg von Komarów (born Auffenberg; since 1919
- Mount Ossa (Tasmania)Mount Ossa is the highest mountain in Tasmania, with a summit elevation of 1,617 metres (5
- Mr. Britling Sees It ThroughMr. Britling Sees It Through is H. G. Wells's "masterpiece of the wartime experience in so
- Mudan incidentThe Mudan incident of 1871 (Chinese: 八瑤灣事件、Japanese: 宮古島島民遭難事件、Japanese: 琉球漂流民殺害事件) was th
- MuhacirOttoman Muslims who immigrated to Anatolia
- Mujahideen Army (Iraq)The Mujahideen Army (Arabic:جيش المجاهدين; lit. Army of the Holy Warrior) was a Sunni mili
- Mukden incident1931 Japan false flag railway explosion
- Multi-National Force – IraqUnited States-led military command in Iraq from 2004 to 2009
- MultuggerahMultuggerah was an Aboriginal Australian leader and resistance fighter of the Ugarapul nat
- Munich Agreement1938 cession of German-speaking Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany
- Murder of Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck1932 Communist murders of German police
- Muscat rebellionUprising in 1913 in Muscat and Oman
- Muscogee NationFederally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma
- Musket WarsArmed conflicts between Māori tribes in New Zealand before 1845
- MutinyDisobeying of superiors
- Mutual Defense Pact of the Southeastern Provinces1900 agreement in China