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First Barbary War

The First Barbary War , also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United States and the North African Berber Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States...

Timeline of Events

1801

5.10.1801

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

8.1.1801

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca ''Tripoli'' in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.

1804

2.16.1804

First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia.

1805

4.27.1805

First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' hymn).

6.10.1805

First Barbary War: Yusuf Karamanli signs a treaty ending the hostilities between Tripolitania and the United States.