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
He wrote a 12-book series around the character, a British soldier who returns to Cornwall from the American War of Independence and rebuilds his tattered estate, reopens his father's derelict mine and finds love.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 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
On the heels of World War One, there was a lot of instability and she walked right into The Turkish War of Independence.
From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023
When the War of Independence erupted in 1775, Bushnell donated the Turtle to the Colonial forces.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
