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Wars of independence

  • Second Chechen WarThe Second Chechen War began when up to 2,000 fighters crossed into Dagestan on the 7th of August 1999.
  • First Indochina WarHo Chi Minh's government fled Hanoi for the mountains when fighting erupted on the 19th of December 1946.
  • War of independenceA war of independence is a conflict in which a nation fights to win a state of its own. In January 1961, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev pledged support for "wars of national liberation" throughout the world. The phrase sounds simple, but…
  • Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933–1936)The Inner Mongolian campaigns of 1933 to 1936 were Japan's attempt to push into northern China without openly fighting a war of its own. Before the biggest of these clashes, Japanese secret agents in Suiyuan province were already at work.…
  • Bosnian WarThe Bosnian War began the same morning Bosnia was recognized as a country.
  • Malayan EmergencyBritain fought guerrillas in Malaya that it had once trained and armed.
  • American Civil WarLincoln sent a supply ship with food but no ammunition to Fort Sumter.
  • Anglo-Iraqi WarIn May 1941, a British flying school struck first against a besieging Iraqi army.
  • January UprisingA conscription order meant to weaken Polish rebels instead sparked the January Uprising in 1863.
  • Yugoslav WarsThe Yugoslav Wars began in June 1991, one day after Slovenia declared its separation from the federation.
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflictThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a struggle over land and self-determination inside the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Israel has held the West Bank and the Gaza Strip for so long that this is called the longest military…
  • Rhodesian Bush WarIn an interview published in the New York Times on the 28th of April 1980, Robert Mugabe made a startling admission about the Rhodesian Bush War. His words were: "We did not win a military victory... We reached a political settlement... A…
  • Indian Rebellion of 1857The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began when sepoys at Meerut freed 85 jailed comrades.
  • American Revolutionary WarA British march on Concord in April 1775 to seize militia weapons began the war for American independence.

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