Great Rebellion

American  

noun

1. English Civil War.

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Great Rebellion British  

noun

1. another name for the English Civil War

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Example Sentences

The belief in the bent yew stick and feathered shaft, that had gained for England such renown at Cressy and Agincourt, was still strong in the days of her more glorious struggle—the Great Rebellion.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne

Rebell′ion, act of rebelling: open opposition to lawful authority: revolt: the Great Rebellion in England from 1642 to 1660: the American civil war of 1861-65.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

The village during the time of the Great Rebellion was held as a Royalist outpost in the Banbury area.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin

Moreover, the Great Rebellion did not begin until over fifteen months later than the date on the tombstone.

From Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch by Haslehust, E. W.

The Great Rebellion followed as a matter of course.

From The Viceroys of Ireland by O'Mahony, Charles