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War of Independence
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War of Independence:

1 In Spanish history, see Peninsular War Peninsular War, 1808–14, fought by France against Great Britain, Portugal, Spanish regulars, and Spanish guerrillas in the Iberian Peninsula.

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2 In U.S. history, see American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence.
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The first time was in 1402 AD, during the Welsh Wars of Independence.
In the former, as in most territories elsewhere in Latin America, the wars of independence were catalysts for the formation of national identities.
If this standoff looks like the Wars of Independence depicted in Braveheart, it is no accident.
 
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