War of Independence
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The term '''War of Independence''' is generally used to describe a [[war]] occurring over a [[Territory (country subdivision)|territory]] that has [[Declaration of independence|declared]] [[independence]]. Once the [[state]] that previously held the territory sends in military forces to assert its [[sovereignty]] or the native population clashes with the former occupier, a separatist rebellion has begun. If a new state is successfully established, the conflict is subsequently known as a war of independence. Examples include:
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* [[Algerian War of Independence]]
* [[American Revolutionary War|American War of Independence]]
* [[Angolan War of Independence]]
* [[Bangladesh War of Independence]]
* [[Dominican War of Independence]]
* [[Eighty Years' War|Dutch War of Independence]]
* [[Eritrean War of Independence]]
* [[Estonian War of Independence]]
* [[Greek War of Independence]]
* [[Guinea-Bissau War of Independence]]
* [[Haitian Revolution]]
* [[Hungarian War of Independence]]
* [[Indochina Wars]]
** [[French-Indochina War]]
** [[Vietnam War]]
** [[Cambodian-Vietnamese War]]
** [[Sino-Vietnamese War]]
* [[Indonesian National Revolution]]
* [[Irish War of Independence]]
* [[Israeli War of Independence]]
* [[Italian Independence wars]]
* [[Latvian War of Independence]]
* [[Lithuanian Wars of Independence]]
* [[Mexican War of Independence]]
* [[Mozambican War of Independence]]
* [[Second Intifada|Palestinian War of Independence]]
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* [[Philippine Revolution]]
* [[Philippine-American War]] (sometimes called the ''Philippine War of Independence'')
* [[Romanian War of Independence]]
* [[Wars of Scottish Independence]]
* [[First Serbian Uprising|Serbian Revolution]]
* [[South American Wars of Independence]]
** [[Argentine War of Independence]]
** [[Brazilian War of Independence]]
** [[Bolívar's War]]
** [[Bolivian Independence War]]
** [[Chilean War of Independence]]
** [[Ecuadorian War of Independence]]
** [[Peruvian War of Independence]]
** [[Venezuelan War of Independence]]
* [[American Civil War|War for Southern Independence]], more correctly known as the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Peninsular War|Spanish War of Independence]]
* [[Texas Revolution]]
* [[Turkish War of Independence]]
* [[Yugoslav wars|Breakup of Yugoslavia]]
** [[Ten-Day War|Slovenian War of Independence]]
** [[Croatian War of Independence]]
** [[War in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian War]]
** [[Kosovo War]]
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== See also ==
* [[Breakaway states]]
* [[Wars of national liberation]]
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[[da:Uafhængighedskrigen]]
[[de:Unabhängigkeitskrieg]]
[[es:Guerra de la Independencia]]
[[he:מלחמת העצמאות (פירושונים)]]
[[nl:Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog]]
[[ja:独立戦争]]
[[ru:Война за независимость]]
[[sv:Självständighetskrig]]
[[tr:Bağımsızlık Savaşları ]]
[[vi:Chiến tranh giành độc lập]]