The abolition of slavery became a Union war goal on January 1, 1863, when Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves in rebel states to be free, applying to more than 3.5 million of the 4 million enslaved people in the country.

Greek War of Independence, (1821–29), rebellion of Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in the establishment of an independent Greece. This is a list of revolutions, rebellions, insurrections, and uprisings.

The Galactic Civil War, also referred to as the revolution or the Rebellion, was a galactic power struggle in which the Alliance to Restore the Republic waged a rebellion against the ruling Galactic Empire in an attempt to restore democratic rule …

Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the Star Wars universe. It takes place 14 years after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and progresses toward the events of the original Star Wars film (1977).

Star Wars: Rebels: Created by Simon Kinberg, Carrie Beck, Dave Filoni. With Dave Filoni, Taylor Gray, Freddie Prinze Jr., Vanessa Marshall. The crew of the spaceship Ghost defends those who cannot fight for themselves against the Empire, providing the spark for a rebellion.

The Alliance Army, also known as the rebel army, was a military branch containing the ground forces of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Ranking members of the Rebel army could be identified by a pips with green markings. Eventually, it was replaced by the New Republic army.

The Alliance to Restore the Republic (2 BBY – 4 ABY), commonly known as the Rebel Alliance, Alliance, and the Rebellion, was a resistance movement to oppose the rule of the Galactic Empire and to restore the Galactic Republic.

Formed from resistance movements that arose during the Clone Wars, the Rebellion worked in secret for decades to overthrow the Emperor and restore democracy to the galaxy.

5 days ago · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded the area around Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Tuesday night, killing at least eight people, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels said. The strikes hit around Hodeida’s al-Hawak district, the rebels said, and wounded 16 people.

Oct 15, 2009 · Growing abolitionist sentiment in the North after the 1830s and northern opposition to slavery’s extension into the new western territories led many southerners to fear that the existence of...