List of independence wars

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

A war of independence or independence war is a conflict occurring over a territory that has declared independence from some nation-state or ruling colonial power. 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

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Ethem the Circassian, during the Turkish War of Independence against Allies (1920)

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 wars of independence include:

• Algerian War of Independence
• American Revolutionary War
• Argentine War of Independence
• Bangladesh Liberation War
• Belgian Revolution
• Dominican Independence War
• 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
• 1947–1949 Palestine war
• Italian unification
  • 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
• Norwegian 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
• 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