War of Independence
Americannoun
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Twelve years after that war—which resulted in France’s expulsion from North America—the American War of Independence broke out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He did so conspicuously at the end of the War of Independence, then again after eight years as president.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
He wrote a 12-book series around the character, a British soldier who returns to Cornwall from the American War of Independence and rebuilds his tattered estate, reopens his father's derelict mine and finds love.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
On the heels of World War One, there was a lot of instability and she walked right into The Turkish War of Independence.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
Papa has agreed to marry me off to a distant cousin who fled to Cuba years ago so he could escape fighting in the War of Independence.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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