Even in America's war of independence, the revolutionaries printed money to finance their campaign.
During the American war of independence, Martha's Vineyard was on the side of the revolution.
She worked as a clerk in the Israeli Air Force during the war of independence.
England went through revolutionary traumas over a century before the American war of independence.
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After its costly involvement in the American War of Independence, the French elite decided to change its ways.
Not the least of which was getting the states to foot the bill for our War of Independence.
Yet Irish writer Isaac Eppel still managed to get his influential 1926 narrative film about the War of Independence, Irish Destiny, made.
Most military chiefs in Zimbabwe, who fought with Mr Mugabe in the 1970s war of independence, are publicly hostile to Mr Tsvangirai.
Even more than in traditional conflicts, the psychological aspect of the War of Independence played a pivotal role in determining its outcome.
While prosecutors say he killed dozens of Serb civilians during Croatia's 1991 war of independence, Norac's supporters regard him as a war hero.
Zeevi was a retired army general who fought in Israel's 1948 war of independence, the 1956 Sinai campaign, and the 1967 Mideast war.
Observers say the rivalry between the two women is largely due to unsettled issues over Bangladesh's war of independence and the assassinations that followed.
Since its formation it has become a decorated regiment, fighting in major battles against the French and the Americans in their War of Independence.
Less than 20 years ago, the fledgling nation of Croatia was in the throes of the bitter Croatian War of Independence as it declared sovereignty from Yugoslavia.
Eritrea emerged from its long war of independence in 1993 only to plunge once again into military conflict, first with Yemen and then with Ethiopia.
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In 1775, in the American War of Independence, British forces defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill, which took place at Breed's Hill near Boston.
She also established the International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic court charged with bringing to justice some of the most egregious human rights violators from Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence.
Both countries base their claims to sovereignty over the island on interpretations of unclear historical treaties, beginning with the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the American War of Independence.
The Dhaka protesters, backed by influential bloggers, have been calling for the death sentence for Islamist politicians found guilty by a war-crimes tribunal looking into atrocities committed during the country's 1971 war of independence.
Rising powers have always used the state to kick-start growth: think of Japan and South Korea in the 1950s or Germany in the 1870s or even the United States after the war of independence.
After Ireland became free from the British in 1922 (when the War of Independence resulted in the declaration of the Irish Free State), the government, with the support of the Catholic Church, passed the Censorship of Film Act.
The first skirmishes in America's war of independence were at Concord and Lexington in 1775 and the decisive battle was fought at Yorktown in 1781, six years later (though the articles of peace were not signed until 1783).
The framers, having just experienced the horrors of the Continental currency (which had been used to finance the War of Independence) opted to limit federal monetary powers to coining money, which for legal tender purposes they defined as gold and silver.
By invoking a law passed in 1955 to quell unrest during Algeria's war of independence from France, some argue, the prime minister is sending a message that the children of immigrants will be treated no better than their parents and grandparents.
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Joseph Chinotimba, a veteran of the war of independence who spearheaded the farm evictions and now lives on a farm in Concession, about 55km north of Harare, says there is nothing sacred about the old farmhouses and they should not be celebrated.
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The other point which needs to be made is that this "war against corruption" - exaggerated by many as India's second war of independence and similar hyperbole - is being seen by many as the high noon of Indian activism and civil society movement.
Having read every eyewitness account of what happened there in 1775 that I could find when writing a book about America's war of independence, I would argue that there is pretty good evidence that the locals fired first - albeit when the British redcoats were running towards them, intent upon assault.
But then came the Easter Rising, Sinn Fein's victories in the 1918 election, the formation of the First Dail and the War of Irish Independence.
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