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Hungary's war of independence: The battle of Pákozd, 1848 (part 1)

The Battle of Pákozd, a pivotal event in the Hungarian war of Independence, took place on September 29, 1848, in the ...
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The Battle of Tiszabecs, 1703 ⚔️ Rákóczi's War of Independence (part 1)

May 1703. It had been four years since the Peace of Karlowitz ended the Great Turkish War. The Ottoman Empire yielded the ...
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Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy

"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American ...
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On This Day: Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, ending Revolutionary War

Oct. 19 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va., effectively ending the American ...