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| 1 | 1775 | - 19 Apr 1775—3 Sep 1783: American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War, the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United States, was the armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its former North American colonies, which had declared themselves the independent United States of America.
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| 2 | 1812 | - 18 Jun 1812: War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lasting for two and a half years, fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies.
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| 3 | 1861 | - 12 Apr 1861—9 Apr 1865: American Civil War
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
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| 4 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.
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George Emery LYONS Sr. Genealogy 
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