Someone proofread/edit this paragraph for me?

At the late hours of the 26th day of March in 1971, Bangladesh celebrated the declaration of their independence from Pakistan. The story of how Bangladesh gained freedom is a rather heartbreaking tale, but it’s also undoubtedly one of the bravest ones to ever be recorded in world history. With the love for their mother tongue engraved in their hearts, millions of civilians fought their lives away for what their land deserved, freedom.

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Someone proofread/edit this paragraph for me?

At the late hours of the 26th day of March in 1971, Bangladesh celebrated the declaration of their independence from Pakistan. The story of how Bangladesh gained freedom is a rather heartbreaking tale, but it’s also undoubtedly one of the bravest ones to ever be recorded in world history. With the love for their mother tongue engraved in their hearts, millions of civilians fought their lives away for what their land deserved, freedom.

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With the love for their mother tongue engraved in their hearts, millions of civilians fought their lives away for what their land deserved; freedom

Semi colon would go there I believe. Other than that, it seems grammatically correct.