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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Derna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Battle of Derna was a decisive victory of a combined army of U.S. Marines and mercenaries over the forces of the Barbary coast nation of Tripoli during the First Barbary War.
		Their objective was the port city of Derna, the capitol of the province of Cyrenaica.
		The battle was the decisive action of the First Barbary War, although Eaton was angered by what he called a 'sell-out' between Consul Lear and the bey.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Derna (1843 words)

	Battle of Derna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Derna was a decisive victory of a combined army of U.S. Marines and mercenaries over the forces of the Barbary coast nation of Tripoli during the First Barbary War.
		Their objective was the port city of Derna, the capitol of the province of Cyrenaica.
		The battle was the decisive action of the First Barbary War, although Eaton was angered by what he called a 'sell-out' between Consul Lear and the bey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Derna (838 words)

	Battle of Derna: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Derna (Derna: darnah is one of the municipalities of libya....
		Their objective was the port city of Derna (Derna: darnah is one of the municipalities of libya....
		The battle was the decisive action of the First Barbary War (First Barbary War: thumb200pxburning of the frigate philadelphia in the harbor of tripoli, february 16,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/battle_of_derna (1040 words)

	Derna Travel
		Derna is along the eastern ridge of the Green Mountains (Jabal Akhdar) in the...
		Derna and Dek were to meet in the Temple of War, a stone structure half-buried...
		Derna lies at the mouth of a large wadi that stretches inland for almost twenty...
	www.hotels-vacations-flights.com /search.php?keywords=Derna (309 words)

	Australians at War
		Derna, a coastal town in the Libyan region of Cyrenaica, was the site of the third major action fought by Australian troops during the Second World War.
		Derna lies at the mouth of a large wadi that stretches inland for almost twenty kilometres and is in places over 1.5 kilometres wide and over 200 metres deep.
		Derna was entered, without opposition, by a patrol from the 2/11th Battalion on the morning of 29 January.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/place_1317.asp (309 words)

	Darnah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city of Darnah is the location of the historical city of Derna.
		Derna was the capitol of the province of Cyrenaica which was one of the wealthiest provinces in the Barbary States.
		Derna was the location of the 1805 Battle of Derna in which General William Eaton marched 500 miles across the Libyan Desert and captured the city during the First Barbary War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Darnah (126 words)

	Tchatting.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Here, the Marines fought their celebrated battle at Belleau Wood, then the largest in the history of the Corps; it created the Marines' reputation in modern history.
		The battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa saw fierce fighting between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army.
		During the battle of Iwo Jima, photographer Joe Rosenthal took the famous photo Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima of five Marines and one Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mt.
	www.tchatting.com /forum/vbencyclopedia.php?title=U.S._Marine (5776 words)

	William Eaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, joined the Army at an early age and served until April 1783, when he was appointed U.S. Consul at Tunis.
		Supported at sea by Isaac Hull, Captain of the Argus, in an effective "combined operation," Eaton led the attack in the battle of Derna on 27 April 1805.
		The town's capture, and the threat of further advance on Tripoli, were strong influences toward peace, negotiated in June 1805 by Tobias Lear and Commodore John Rodgers with the Pasha of Tripoli.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Eaton (252 words)

	Barbary Glory, Barbary Shame
		Derna was supposed to be a quick stop on the way to Eaton's final destination in Tripoli, but he found it heavily fortified.
		To say the eight-hour battle for the town unfolded in three neat phases is to miss the chaos of war.
		He died in 1811 at the age of 47, and was buried somewhere in Massachusetts in an unmarked grave.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,041905_Barbary,00.html (1216 words)

	Battle of York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Brock fell in action on October 13 at the Battle of Queenston Heights, where the Americans were defeated largely because the militia refused to reinforce the regulars, citing Constitutional reasons.
		The Battle of New Orleans was hailed as a great victory in the United States, making Andrew Jackson a national hero, eventually propelling him to the presidency.
		- 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.
	dama.sl.reference.pl /en/Battle+of+York (6252 words)

	An early US misadventure - Zawya.com \| Middle East Business News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Battle of Derna was the turning point of the Tripolitan War (1801-1805), which started when Tripoli picked a fight with the nascent US for being late with its tribute payments.
		Derna's most interesting feature for a potential tourist is probably its convenient location to some of the great sites of Libya.
		According to local legend, the elders of Derna led the first Greek settlers in the 7th century BC to the site of Cyrene at night so that the Greeks wouldn't see Derna and become jealous of the town's beauty and rich source of water.
	www.zawya.com /story.cfm/sidDFT106090D72B7125 (1763 words)

	Marines' hymn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The initial verse is "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli".
		The Montezuma phrase refers to the Battle of Chapultepec.
		The Tripoli phrase refers actions during the First Barbary War and the Battle of Derna.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marine_Hymn (422 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Hornet
		Seventh Hornet (CV-8) took the Doolittle Raiders to Tokyo, helped with the Battle of Midway, and was sunk in October 1942, defending Guadalcanal in the Battle of Santa Cruz.
		The eighth Hornet (CV-12) had an extraordinary combat record in WW II, engaging the enemy in the Pacific in March 1944, just 21 months after the laying of her keel and the shortest shakedown cruise in Navy history (2 weeks).
		She launched the first strikes in the liberation of the Philippines, and in Feb. 1945, the first strikes on Japan since the Doolittle raid in 1942.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/hornet.htm (426 words)

	Battle of Derna - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		The Battle of Derna was a decisive victory of a combined army of U.S. Marines, Greeks, Turks and Arabs over the forces of the Barbary coast nation of Tripoli during the First Barbary War.
		The force finally reached the port city of Bomba in late April, up the coast from Derna, where the Argus" class="a-lk">Argus, Nautilus" class="a-lk">Nautilus and the Hornet" class="a-lk">Hornet along with Captain Hull were waiting.
		Hamet was so impressed by Presley O'Bannon and his attack on the city, the he presented O'Bannon with his own Mameluke sword.
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	The United States Marine Corps Historical Company - 12th District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In these battles, the Marines were instrumental in assuring victory by their delivery of deadly small arms fire from the fighting tops.
		In spite of the several reversals, Derna was completely in the hands of Eaton's forces within two hours from the beginning of the attack, with the result that most of the inhabitants promptly declared their allegiance to Hamet.
		As a result of Lieutenant O'Bannon's heroism in the battle for Derna, it is said that Hamet presented O'Bannon with a sword which he had carried while living with the Mamelukes in Egypt.
	www.usmc-hc.com /history/brief/frigate_navy.htm (2445 words)

	Travel Destination: Derna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The small, attractive coastal town of Derna is situated around the outlet of an attractive wadi with steep sides covered by lush vegetation.
		The 19th-century battle of Derna has a unique place in the memory of the United States Marine Corps.
		Today, Derna is an important center for the export of wool, corn, wax, honey and bananas.
	www.signaturetravelnetwork.com /destinations/destination.cfm?destinationID=2168&agency_id=637&utp=CONSUMER&type=CONSUMER&show_offers=1 (202 words)

	Carolina Morning News on the Web \| Leisure Time - From the 'halls of Montezuma' to the sands of Desert Storm ... ...
		The battle, truth be told, wasn't a very important one in the annals of the United States' military, says Stephen Wise, director of the Parris Island Museum.
		Thus, the small battle for Derna -- and Marines' actions in the battles of the Mexican War 40 years later -- are remembered when other, far larger battles are long forgotten.
		Marines also saw action at the bloody battle of Inchon in the Korean War and throughout the rice paddies and street-to-street fighting in Vietnam.
	lowcountrynow.com /stories/110999/LEISmarines.shtml (904 words)

	First Barbary War - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Preble attacked Tripoli outright on July 14, 1804 in a series of inconclusive battles, including a courageous but unsuccessful attack by the fire ship USS Intrepid under Captain Richard Somers.
		Intrepid, packed with explosives, was to enter Tripoli harbor and destroy itself and the enemy fleet; it was destroyed, perhaps by enemy guns, perhaps accidentally, before achieving that goal.
		The turning point in the war came with the Battle of Derne, after a remarkably daring overland attack on the Tripolitan city of Derna by a combined force of American marines and Arab, Greek and Berber mercenaries under the command of ex-consul William Eaton and Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/First_Barbary_War (1276 words)

	Carolina Morning News on the Web \| Leisure Time - From the 'halls of Montezuma' to the sands of Desert Storm ... ...
		The Marines then joined George Washington's army at the Battle of Princeton before returning to the sea where Congress believed they belonged.
		In 1864, a battalion of the Union's small force of Marines fought at the Civil War Battle of Honey Hill in what is now Jasper County.
		Again, in World War II, the Corps was used in stand-up battles, but Marines also saw action in their trademark amphibious manner, invading such Japanese strongholds as Iwo Jima.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/110999/LEISmarines.shtml (904 words)

	MECHILI & DERNA FALL
		Meanwhile at Derna, fortified by the 60th Sabratha, 17th Pavia and 27th Brescia Divisions under Bergonzoli, the Italians once again were putting up a strong well planned resistance.
		This is no doubt largely due to the fact that Derna had not been subjected to bombing attacks immediately prior to the assault as was the case with Tobruk and Bardia.
		A particularly fierce battle ensued over the aerodrome at Siret el Chreiba well protected by Italian artillery, and similar enemy determination was encountered throughout their defenses.
	113squadron.com /id116.htm (2077 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, joined the Army in 1780 and served until 1783, having attained the rank of sergeant.
		He managed to trek with a small detachment of Marines and his mercenary force over 500 miles while stopping arguments, threats, and mutinies which originated from difference of opinion between his European and Arab soldiers as well as the withholding of rations by the Christians at one point.
		Supported at sea by Isaac Hull, Captain of the Argus">Argus, in an effective "combined operation," Eaton led the attack in the battle of Derna on 27 April 1805.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=William_Eaton (362 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Presley O'Bannon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		As a first lieutenant he commanded a detachment of Marines in General William Eaton’s little force in the War with Tripoli.
		During the combined operations with the U.S. Navy, he led the successful attack in the Battle of Derna 27 April 1805, giving the Marine Corps Hymn its immortal “to the shores of Tripoli”.
		April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Presley-O%27Bannon (870 words)

	Battle of Derna Information
		Their objective was the port city of Derna, the capital of the province of Cyrenaica.
		For the first time a U.S. flag was flown over a fortifications that side of the Atlantic.
		The Battle of Derna was the first recorded land battle of the United States on overseas soil.
	www.bookrags.com /Battle_of_Derna (833 words)

	math lessons - William Eaton
		Because of his experience in the North African region, he was appointed Navy agent for the Barbary Regencies on 26 May 1804.
		Supported afloat by Isaac Hull, Captain of Argus, in an effective "combined operation," Eaton led the attack in the Battle of Derna on 27 April 1805.
		The town's capture, and the threat of further advance on Tripoli, were strong influences toward peace, negotiated in June 1805 by Tobias Lear and Commodore John Rodgers with the Bashaw of Tripoli.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/William_Eaton (167 words)

	The Victoria Cross awardees from South Australia
		It was during the Battle of Menin Road that Pte Inwood won his VC.
		They did not hear him over the battle noise, so Kibby alone silenced the position, killing three enemy and capturing twelve others.
		Starcey took part in the battles of Lae and Finschafen, and went with the Battalion to Beaufort in June 1945.
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	libya
		On 15th and 16th of December SBSK attacked in the area of El-Adena, on the 17th the Brigade reached the road to Derna.
		Within few days it was over, 59 officers and 1634 Axis soldiers have been captured and the road to Cyrenaica was opened.
		Since the disaster of the September 1939, Battle of Ghazala was the first noticable victory of Polish troops against German forces.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/7414/toytour.html (428 words)

	Marine Corps - BA271 Wiki
		On 10 November, 1775 at Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Marine Corps was born.
		In 1805, at the battle of Derna, Tripoli Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon led Marine in battle and for his actions he was presented the Mameluke Sword.
		The red stripe on the Blue Dress trousers is worn to commemorate the casualties lost at the Battle of Chapultepec.
	oregonstate.edu /webprojects/wiki/ba271/index.php/Marine_Corps (136 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Intrepid, packed with explosives, was to enter Tripoli harbour and destroy itself and the enemy fleet; it was destroyed, perhaps by enemy guns, perhaps accidentally, before achieving that goal, killing Somers and his crew.
		William Eaton, however, remained bitter for the rest of his life about the treaty, feeling that his efforts had been squandered by the State Department diplomat Tobias Lear.
		Eaton and others felt that the capture of Derna should have been used as a bargaining chip to obtain the release of all American prisoners without having to pay ransom.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=First_Barbary_War (1772 words)

	The Battle of Tripoli DVD
		The true story of the first battle fought on foreign soil by the U.S. Marines.
		It is one of the most famous lines in martial music: "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli." But while the words are familiar, the story behind them has largely been forgotten.
		THE BATTLE OF TRIPOLI returns to 1805 to tell the remarkable tale of how a ragtag army of 1,000 men won a dramatic victory against one of the world's great powers.
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