While the obvious answer is "they fight for freedom," this is actually a complicated question. Depending on what side you are on, a person might consider you a freedom fighter, or if they oppose you, they might consider you a traitor or a terrorist. "Freedom fighter" is thus a very controversial term. In some countries, those who fight to defeat an unjust or cruel government are considered freedom fighters; historically, many popular uprisings that led to reform in a country were spearheaded by "freedom fighters." But the term has also been used in a very different way: Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda thought of themselves as freedom fighters, since they wanted to defeat western governments they regarded as enemies of traditional Islam. This is not to say that Osama Bin Laden was a freedom fighter: most people, including many Muslims, would say he was a terrorist, because his methods killed many innocent people. But the point is that the term "freedom fighter" is very subjective, depending on who is using it. Ideally, it refers to those who fight against an unjust regime. But it has also been used by extremists who distort its original meaning.
A resistance fighter is someone who fights for freedom against an invader in an occupied country often secretly or illegally.
Revere and Dawes alerted the colonists of the British troops, thus allowing them to be ready with troops of their own when the British came.
Revere and Dawes alerted the colonists of the British troops, thus allowing them to be ready with troops of their own when the British came.
Francis Marion
Francis Marion
Ghandi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement.
we now us british methods
Abraham Lincoln The Underground railroad. Freedom
After his efforts and experiments in South Africa, when Gandhi entered the Indian politics, he realised that Indians are basically peace loving believing in non-violence. He adopted these methods and involved the poorest of the poor into his movements. The call for Swarajya and Swadeshi that he inherited from his predecessors and political gurus like Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak, Dadabhoy Naroaji, Swami Dayanand helped him to fight for the end of the British rule in India.
waited for the union army
how did braddock's defeat of 1755 show the difference in british vs. french and indian fighting methods? Thx!