On the street of your dog ran
The British army surrendered at Saratoga, in the Battle of Saratoga, which effectively ended the American Independence, and the US was seen as a nation of its own.
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Nationalism in the Balkans in the late 19th century led to a number of nations gaining their independence from the Ottoman Empire.
(ignore this it’s so i can fill the character limit lol) it’s dramatic irony