war of independence

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He did so conspicuously at the end of the War of Independence, then again after eight years as president.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

The upheaval claimed nearly 1.5 million Mexicans but, like Mexico’s War of Independence, failed to resolve the profound political and social divisions that sparked it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

One was an auxiliary force whose behaviour during the Irish War of Independence remains notorious.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

Why call it a Second War of Independence?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 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