A war of independence is a conflict occurring over a territory that has declared independence. 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 subsequently known as a war of independence.

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War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence:
Political Debate Preceding the War of Independence
That Greece Might Still Be Free:The Philhellenes in the War of Independence
The Texas War of Independence in the Local Press
Revolution and counterrevolution : Mozambique's war of independence, 1964-1974
An English Archbishop and the Scottish War of Independence
War memorials and the commemoration of the Israeli war of independence, 1948–1956
Women and Politics in Algeria from the War of Independence to Our Day