War of Independence

American  

noun

1. American Revolution.

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Example Sentences

The combined result of mass emigration and decreased female fertility is that live births in Cuba plunged to levels below those of 1899, when Cuba emerged from a bloody three-year war of independence that decimated its population, said Albizu-Campos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Born in 1991 after a war of independence against former dictator General Siad Barre, it has grappled with decades of isolation ever since.

From BBC

The Algerian war of independence was the last conflict fought by French conscripts, with more than 12,000 killed.

From BBC

When the War of Independence erupted in 1775, Bushnell donated the Turtle to the Colonial forces.

From Literature

The tribunal was set up by Hasina in 2010 to pursue crimes against humanity linked to Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.

From The Wall Street Journal