War of independence

A war of independence is a conflict occurring over a territory that has 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 usually known as a ¨War of Independence¨.

Examples


Examples of war of independence include:


 * Algerian War of Independence
 * American Civil War (sometimes called the War for Southern Independence)
 * American War of Independence
 * Argentine War of Independence
 * Bangladesh War of Independence
 * Dominican War of Independence
 * Dominican Restoration War
 * Dutch War of Independence
 * Eritrean War of Independence
 * Estonian War of Independence
 * Greek War of Independence
 * Haitian Revolution
 * Hungarian War of Independence
 * Indian War of Independence
 * Indochina Wars
 * French-Indochina War
 * Vietnam War
 * Sino-Vietnamese War
 * Indonesian National Revolution
 * Irish War of Independence
 * Israeli War of Independence
 * Wars of Italian Independence
 * First Italian War of Independence
 * Second Italian War of Independence
 * Third Italian War of Independence
 * Latvian War of Independence
 * Lithuanian Wars of Independence
 * Malagasy Uprising
 * Maccabean Revolt
 * Mau Mau Uprising
 * Namibian War of Independence


 * Philippine Revolution (sometimes called the Philippine War of Independence)
 * Philippine–American War
 * Portuguese Colonial War
 * Mozambican War of Independence
 * Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
 * Angolan War of Independence
 * Red Turban Rebellion
 * Romanian War of Independence
 * Wars of Scottish Independence
 * First War of Scottish Independence
 * Second War of Scottish Independence
 * Serbian Revolution
 * Latin American wars of independence
 * Brazilian War of Independence
 * Spanish American wars of independence
 * Argentine War of Independence
 * Bolivian War of Independence
 * Chilean War of Independence
 * Dominican War of Independence
 * Dominican Restoration War
 * Ecuadorian War of Independence
 * Mexican War of Independence
 * Peruvian War of Independence
 * Venezuelan War of Independence
 * Spanish War of Independence
 * Swedish War of Independence
 * Texas Revolution
 * Turkish War of Independence
 * Ukrainian War of Independence
 * Breakup of Yugoslavia
 * Slovenian War of Independence
 * Croatian War of Independence
 * Bosnian War of Independence
 * Kosovo War