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Old May 02, 2011, 12:07 PM
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Guerra de la Independencia

Hello,

I'm not sure the best way to translate "la guerra de la Independencia de América/los Estados Unidos".

The war for American Independence.
The war of American Independence.
The war for the Independence of America.
American war for Independence.
American war of Independence.

Are all of them correct?

Thank you in advance.
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In the United States the most common term is Revolutionary War.
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Hello,

I'm not sure the best way to translate "la guerra de la Independencia de América/los Estados Unidos".

The war for American Independence.
The war of American Independence. :sort of:
The war for the Independence of America. :sort of:
American war for Independence. :not really:
American war of Independence. :not really:

Are all of them correct?

Thank you in advance.
I don't know that any of them are grammatically incorrect ... but I wouldn't use any of those terms. (Although the first sounds best to my ears.)

I would ONLY ever say the "American Revolution" or the "Revolutionary War". It is *understood* that the Revolutionary War was the war for American independence......
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I think the phrase "American War of Independence" is the one we used in history lessons. It's also the one which has most hits in BNC.
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The most common variations that I typically see here in the U.S. are:

The American Revolutionary War
The American War of Independence
The Revolutionary War
The American Revolution

I usually say either "The Revolutionary War" or "The Revolution".

I don't know what names are common in other English-speaking countries.
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OK. Thank you everybody.
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