First Barbary War

Name: First Barbary War
Start: 1801
End: 1805
Location: Tripoli

1801–1805 · Tripoli · Africa · War

The young US Navy takes on the corsairs of Tripoli

President Jefferson refused to keep paying tribute to the Pasha of Tripoli for the safety of American ships, and the United States sent a squadron to the Mediterranean. After a blockade of Tripoli and a march on Derna with US Marines, the pasha made peace in 1805 — America's first overseas war.

State: Karamanli Dynasty

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