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6 Wars of Independence
  • Introduction
  • First War of Scottish Independence (1296–1328)
  • Mexican War of Independence (1810–21)
  • Texas Revolution (1835–36)
  • Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)
  • First Indian War of Independence, or Sepoy Mutiny (1857)
  • Malagasy Uprising (1947–48)
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Battle of the Alamo Battle of Bannockburn Texas (1836) Louverture, Toussaint Illustration of Sepoy soldiers in uniform standing in formation with rifles during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, with arched stone ruins in the background.

6 Wars of Independence: References & Edit History

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