war of american independence
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1. the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 (noun.act)
| instance hypernym | : | revolution, |
| definition | : | the overthrow of a government by those who are governed (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | battle of bunker hill, bunker hill, |
| definition | : | the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | battle of cowpens, cowpens, |
| definition | : | battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | fort ticonderoga, ticonderoga, |
| definition | : | a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775 (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | battle of saratoga, saratoga, |
| definition | : | a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | siege of yorktown, yorktown, |
| definition | : | in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution (noun.act) |
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