While there he learned that the colonies had declared their independence.

The colony of Saint-Domingue declared its independence in 1804.

In 1804, following black slave uprisings since 1791, the French colony declared its independence as Haiti.

The economic warfare between Great Britain and the colonists began well before the colonies declared their independence in 1776.

To Mrs. Lebrón, it was no different than when the 13 colonies declared independence, she said.

In 1847 the colony declared itself an independent nation.

Two days later, the colony declared its independence as Indonesia.

When the 13 colonies declared independence, the Continental Navy had only 31 ships.

When the Japanese retreated in 1945, the colonies declared independence.

The American colonies declared independence from the U.K. in 1776.