war of independence
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He died from a fever in 1824 in Missolonghi, in modern day Greece, after joining Greek insurgents the year prior to fight a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Formerly part of Ethiopia, Eritrea fought a three-decade war of independence until it became its own nation in the early 1990s.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The U.S. has long played a major role in Cuban history, from its involvement in the island’s war of independence from Spain to the heavy hand of American companies in Cuba’s sugar industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
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 ● Nov. 17, 2025
The identity of taxation and representation, was the grand idea on which the nation went into the war of independence.
From Discussion on American Slavery by Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge
