War of independence

The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire

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

Hungarian war of independence of 1848–1849

Seán Hogan's IRA flying column during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) or Anglo-Irish war

Main article: List of wars of independence

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

See also

• First War of Independence (disambiguation)
• Second War of Independence (disambiguation)
• Breakaway states
• Wars of national liberation
• 1948 Arab–Israeli War