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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
Civil war can refer to:
American Civil War: {1861-65) war by the U.S. to prevent 11 of its states (the Confederate States of America) from seceding; won by the U.S. after the death of 600,000 people and the abolishment of slavery. [e]- Chinese Civil War: Add brief definition or description
- English Civil War: 1641-1651 conflict between Parliamentarians and Royalists loyal to the monarchy. [e]
- Russian Civil War: Add brief definition or description
Spanish Civil War: (1936-1939) War between Francisco Franco's Loyalist forces against the leftist Republican government of Spain. [e]
Other wars with a "civil" element are:
- Wars of the Roses: Add brief definition or description
- Algerian War: (1954-1962) Fought by Algerians seeking independence from French colonial rule. [e]
- Bangladesh Liberation War: Add brief definition or description
- Wars of Vietnam: 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: Add brief definition or description
For the strategic analysis of civil wars, see insurgency, which discusses the "civil" versus external and revolutionary aspects.