Definition of war of independence:
(n) :
A civil war by which a rebellious party achieves its independence from a state or ruler.
(n) :
(US, military, history) Ellipsis of American War of Independence [(military, history) The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) of the contiguous southern 13 colonies of the British Empire on the east coast of the North American mainland, of British America, British North America]