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Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three Cities", introduced in Western European languages through Italian Tripoli...

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

5.13.1804

Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derne from the Americans attack the city.

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).

1912

10.19.1912

Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire.

1943

1.23.1943

World War II: Troops of Montgomery's 8th Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German-Italian Panzer Army.