Civil war (disambiguation)

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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.

Civil war can refer to:

American Civil War [r]: Major war 1861-65 fought over slavery in which the U.S. defeated the secessionist Confederate States of America. [e]
Chinese Civil War [r]: Add brief definition or description
English Civil War [r]: 1641-1651 conflict between Parliamentarians under Oliver Cromwell and Royalists loyal to the monarchy. [e]
Russian Civil War [r]: Add brief definition or description
Spanish Civil War [r]: (1936-1939) War between Francisco Franc's Loyalist forces against the leftist Republican government of Spain. [e]

Other wars with a "civil" element are:

Algerian War [r]: (1954-1962) Fought by Algerians seeking independence from French colonial rule. [e]
Bangladesh Liberation War [r]: Add brief definition or description
Wars of Vietnam [r]: The broad context of warfare in the modern area of Vietnam, of which the Vietnam War (1962-1975) is best known, but involves colonization, Japanese occupation, decolonization, and post-1975 but related warfare among Vietnam, Cambodia and China [e]
Yugoslav Wars [r]: Add brief definition or description

For the strategic analysis of civil wars, see insurgency, which discusses the "civil" versus external and revolutionary aspects.