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Wars of independence

  • Second Chechen WarIn February 1944, the Soviet Union ordered the entire Chechen people to leave their homes. They were forced onto trains and sent to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan…
  • First Indochina WarIn September 1940, Japan launched its invasion of French Indochina while Germany had already conquered metropolitan France.
  • Wars of national liberationThe term wars of national liberation describes conflicts fought by nations to gain independence from foreign powers. These struggles establish separate…
  • Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933–1936)In February 1933, the Kwantung Army left a small detachment to watch the eastern Rehe border while moving its main forces south.
  • Bosnian WarOn the 6th of April 1992, the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina received international recognition. This date marked the start of a…
  • Malayan EmergencyThe economic disruption of World War II on British Malaya led to widespread unemployment, low wages, and high levels of food price inflation.
  • American Civil WarOn the 12th of April 1861, Confederate forces fired the first of 4,000 shells at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • Anglo-Iraqi WarThe Kingdom of Iraq, also known as Mesopotamia, remained under British control through a League of Nations mandate until 1932.
  • January UprisingOn the 22nd of January 1863, a single conscription order ignited a firestorm across Congress Poland. Aleksander Wielopolski, head of civil administration…
  • Yugoslav WarsIn 1980, Josip Broz Tito died and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia began to fracture. Relations between the six republics deteriorated rapidly…
  • Indian Rebellion of 1857In 1757, the East India Company secured its first major foothold in eastern India after winning the Battle of Plassey. This victory marked a shift from…
  • American Revolutionary WarOn the 19th of April 1775, British troops marched toward Concord to seize colonial militia ordnance and capture John Hancock.