100% | BERWICK | 7 | Capture of __; 1296 battle for Scots independence |
66% | ROSLIN | 6 | Battle of __; 1303 battle for Scots independence |
51% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas landmark of 1836 battle for independence |
38% | SCOTLAND | 8 | Site of a 2014 vote for independence |
38% | ALGIERS | 7 | Locale of a 1956 fight for independence |
36% | RAF | 3 | Battle of Britain victor, for short |
36% | CODEWORD | 8 | Overlord, for the Battle of Normandy |
36% | SIEGE | 5 | Battle of the Alamo, for one |
36% | LOUDON | 6 | Battle of __ Hill; first win for Robert the Bruce |
35% | MARKET | 6 | __ Garden, operation codename for battle of Arnhem |
35% | SEXES | 5 | Battle of the ___ (Riggs vs. King tennis match, for one) |
35% | HIDALGO | 7 | State named for the "Father of Mexican Independence" |
35% | ALEUT | 5 | Islander captured before the 1943 Battle of Attu |
35% | AQABA | 5 | Setting for a battle in "Lawrence of Arabia" |
34% | NAVARINO | 8 | Battle of —, 1827 naval conflict during the Greek War of Independence |
34% | MCVI | 4 | Year England captured Normandy at the Battle of Tinchebray |
34% | TUES | 4 | It's named for a Scand. god of battle |
34% | CANNAE | 6 | Battle of __, great victory for Hannibal in 216 BC |
34% | BRAE | 4 | Slope of a hill, for a Scot |
33% | RAF | 3 | Heroes of the Battle of Britain, for short |
33% | LASTSTAND | 9 | The Battle of Thermopylae, for the Spartans |
32% | IWO | 3 | Pacific battle site of 1945, for short |
32% | MARNE | 5 | Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture |
32% | MCS | 3 | Hosts of banquets or rap battles, for short |
32% | APES | 4 | “Battle for the Planet of the ___” (1973) |
31% | JOHNHANCOCK | 11 | Declaration of Independence signer who's known for his huge signature: 2 wds. |
31% | MNEMONIC | 8 | "Richard of York gave battle in vain," for the colors of the rainbow |
31% | RONAN | 5 | Saoirse ___, actress known for period dramas like "Little Women" and "Mary Queen of Scots" |
31% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | Declaration of Independence signer for whom a brand of beer is named: 2 wds. |
31% | RONGOODWIN | 10 | Plymouth-born composer whose film scores include those for Battle of Britain and Frenzy |