List of wars of independence (national liberation)

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This is a list of wars of independence (national liberation).

Listed wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of independence.

Listed articles should describe the actual conduct of a war.

Contents 1 Past wars of independence (alphabetical by country name) 2 Past wars of independence (chronological by starting date) 3 Contemporary wars of independence 4 See also

[edit] Past wars of independence (alphabetical by country name)

• 1954-1962 Algerian War of Independence
• 1775-1783 American War of Independence
• 1961-1989 Angolan War of Independence
• 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence
• 1810-1818 Chilean War of Independence
• 1568-1648 Dutch War of Independence
• 1918-1920 Estonian War of Independence
• 1857-1858 First War Of Indian Independence
• 1946-1954 First Indochina War
• 1821-1827 Greek War of Independence
• 1791-1804 Haitian Revolution
• 1919-1921 Irish War of Independence
• 1947-1949 Israeli War of Independence
• 1810-1821 Mexican War of Independence
• 1896-1913 Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War
• 1640–1668 Portuguese War of Independence
• 1877 Romanian War of Independence
• 1296-1357 Wars of Scottish Independence
• 1810s-1820s South American Wars of Independence
• 1919-1923 Turkish War of Independence

[edit] Past wars of independence (chronological by starting date)

• 1296-1357 Wars of Scottish Independence
• 1568-1648 Dutch War of Independence
• 1640–1668 Portuguese War of Independence
• 1775-1783 American Revolutionary War
• 1791-1804 Haitian Revolution
• 1810-1821 Mexican War of Independence
• 1810-1818 Chilean War of Independence
• 1810s-1820s South American Wars of Independence
• 1821-1827 Greek War of Independence
• 1857-1858 First War Of Indian Independence
• 1877 Romanian War of Independence
• 1896-1913 Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War
• 1918-1920 Estonian War of Independence
• 1919-1921 Irish War of Independence
• 1919-1923 Turkish War of Independence
• 1946-1954 First Indochina War
• 1947-1949 Israeli War of Independence
• 1954-1962 Algerian War of Independence
• 1961-1989 Angolan War of Independence
• 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence

[edit] Contemporary wars of independence

The following wars of independence are ongoing (as of 2006) or ended in the past decade. Some may be later re-listed as Civil Wars. This is a list of wars of independence (national liberation).

[edit] See also

• List of civil wars
• Ongoing wars