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	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.
		The Battle of Derna was the first recorded land battle of the United States on overseas soil.
		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 (864 words)

	Battle of Tripoli Harbor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval blockade which took place during the First Barbary War between the United States Navy and the forces of Tripoli.
		The actions against Tripoli harbor continued to prove indecisive until September when Commodore Samuel Barron assumed command of the Mediterranean Squadron and focused the fleet's attention on supporting William Eaton's attack on Derne.
		Several of the United States' early naval heroes served in the blockade including Stephen Decatur, William Bainbridge, Charles Stewart, Isaac Hull, David Porter, Reuben James and Edward Preble.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Tripoli_Harbor (302 words)

	The Battle of Tripoli
		Here is one of the chapter openings, which starts with an illustrated engravature in a book that slowly begins to move and transistions into the actual re-creation footage shot on location in Morocco.
		Here we are in the midst of some of the battle plans, most of which involve the shore battery on the eastern shore of the city, and the Governor's Palace on the left of this image.
		Here is one of the 3D CG scenes showing the beginning of the naval bombardment of Derne.
	66.70.254.100 /work/samples/sampTripoli.html (613 words)

	Battle of Derna - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		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 Battle of Derna was the first recorded land battle of the United States on foreign soil.
		Hamet was returned to Egypt and Eaton's mercenaries were never fully paid.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Derna (784 words)

	CORPS HISTORY
		Dan Daly awarded his first Medal of Honor for actions while in China (Battle of Peking July, 1900) 1907 -- "Horse Marines" -- China Marines guarding Legation Quarter organized this small detachment, mostly for ceremonies and crowd control, riding Mongolian Ponies.
		Battle of Meuse-Argonne -- Nov. 1-11, 1918 -- 305 "Reservists (Female)" entered the Marine Corps as clerks to "Free a Marine to Fight"; 1919 -- all women ordered out of the Reserve Corps 1923 -- Lt.
		This symbol of victory sent a wave of strength to the battle-weary fighting men below, and struck a further mental blow against the island's defenders.
	members.tripod.com /~PIPITONE/history (2174 words)

	Frontiersmen of New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Battle of Bunker's Hill; the first Pitched Battle of the War.-Early in June, several transports filled with troops under the command of Generals Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne, arrived at Boston.
		Dana was at the battle of Bunker Hill, and in command of a company of men was stationed, with Capt. Knowlton and his company, by the orders of Gen. Putnam, to prevent the enemy from gaining Col. Prescott's rear, and thus cut off the retreat of the Americans to the main-land.
		Having recruited 500 men-only 100 being Christians -it was determined to cross the desert and seize the city of Derne.
	www.fortklock.com /simmsbunker.htm (2540 words)

	Marine Corps History
		4 January 1928: Marines participated in the Battle of Quilali during the occupation of Nicaragua.
		25 March 1863: Marines with Farragut's squadron engaged Confederates at the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi.
		6 December 1928: Marines participated in the Battle of Cuje during the occupation of Nicaragua.
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	United States Marine Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa saw fierce fighting between U.S. Marines and the Japanese Imperial Marines.
		During the Battle of Iwo Jima, the famous photograph of five Marines and one Navy medical corpsman raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi was taken.
		An example occurred at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, when a Marine officer (probably Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller) disparaged the undermanned Army infantry regiment which took the initial Chinese attack.
	united-states-marine-corps.ask.dyndns.dk (4364 words)

	ATATÜRK-FOUNDER AND THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Mustafa Kemal was stationed at Tobruk and Derne regions with a group of his friends during the war which started with the Italian attack on Tripoli.
		He won the Tobruk battle in 22 December 1911 against the Italians.
		On March 6, 1912 he was made the Commander of Derne.
	www.turkishembassy.org.au /ataturk/ataturk.htm (1843 words)

	Start Here! Barbary Wars - Italians List #1
		It would be a great accomplishment indeed if anyone comes forward with more information on these men, for then we can include them in the history books, and the Sicilians can take with pride a new position that is a little closer to the founding of the USA.
		These were volunteers with General William Eaton in his expediton to attack the Tripoli city of Derne.
		The marines planted the US flag on the wall after a three hour battle and Derne surrended.
	www.daddezio.com /italy/barbary/list1.html (286 words)

	History Channel
		It is a riveting adventure into the dark reaches of one man's mind, where rage, egomania, and a thirst for political revenge come horrifyingly close to destroying an American President.
		The battle and its hero, William Eaton, are rarely remembered, other than in the famous line of the Marine Corps Hymn: “From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli.” Yet what happened 200 years ago in North Africa had a stunning impact on U.S. relations with the Muslim world.
		The Battle of Tripoli recreates Eaton's march to Derne with Marine Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon in the first US land engagement on foreign soil.
	www.indigofilms.com /history.html (436 words)

	Chronology
		Battle of the Aisne-Marne (Soissons) -- July 18-20, 1918
		Battle of St. Mihiel -- Sept. 12-16, 1918
		Battle of Blanc Mont -- Oct. 2-9, 1918
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	Review, buy Naval: 1421 : The Year China Discovered America, The Morrow Guide to Knots, Bitter Ocean : The Battle of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Covering one of history's great "tipping point" battles, award-winning author James Nelson recounts the courageous and exemplary campaign of Arnold and his cobbled-together fleet of "ships" against the British in the Battle of Valcour Island (Lake Champlain) in October 1776.
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		The first battle history of its kind, Down Range is a riveting close-up of some of America’s finest warriors in action against a deadly foe.
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	USS Nautilus (SSN 571)
		Her battle plaque was inscribed with the names Tripoli and Derne from this early war of our infant Navy.
		She continued in service until she was captured by a British squadron at the outbreak of the War of 1812.
		With the outbreak of the war in the Pacific, NAUTILUS quickly joined the fight and established the reputation which was to characterize her through the next three years of combat.
	www.subguru.com /nautilus571.htm (3360 words)

	RoN Oracle Forums - William Eaton: Battle of Tripoli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		YOUR MISSION: As William Eaton and Sgt. Presley O’Bannon, your mission is to conquer Derne and save the Philadelphia crew, to do that you will have to go to Alexandria harbor and convince Hamet Karamanli to help you, we will be in Alexandria Fort.
		Take them always in the front of the battle, they have high lives, don’t hurry and take advantage of their healing abilities.
		Once you take Derne and defeat Yussif Karamanli army and cannons, you will have to hold the city for a few minutes, make defensive positions to some Tripolian army that will appear from outside the City.
	www.ronoracle.com /forums/printthread.php?t=5484 (758 words)

	Unique Facts About the United States of America: The Barbary Wars
		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.sheppardsoftware.com /usaweb/factfile/Unique-facts-USA24.htm (1404 words)

	Xavier University Army ROTC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A battle drill is a collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision-making process.
		A crew drill is a collective action that the crew of a weapon or piece of equipment must perform to use the weapon or equipment.
		Men and units that fought were proud of their fighting ability, and considered the right of a battle line to be a post or honor.
	www.xu.edu /military_science/INFO/STUDYGUIDE/STUDYGUIDE.htm (14443 words)

	Battle of Chambois Encyclopedia Articles @ ChannelsAndNetworks.com (Channels and Networks) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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	How Did the United States Defeat the Barbary Pirates?
		Despite occasional bombardment, as the blockade continued, it became impossible for the large American ships to prevent some of the smaller, faster Corsair gunboats from slipping through.
		The Americans wanted to draw the pirates into a large decisive battle, but their attempts proved fruitless.
		After a difficult march across the Libyan Desert and a bloody victory in the outlying town of Derne, the marines were informed by messenger that the war was over.
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	MARINE CORPS USMC The United States Marine Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This battle marked the creation of the the Marines' reputation in modern history.
		U.S. Marines raise the American Flag on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945In World War II, the Marines played a central role in the Pacific War, and the war saw the expansion of the Corps from two brigades to two corps with six divisions and five air wings with 132 squadrons.
		Marines were among the first troops deployed to Vietnam, as well as the last to leave during the evacuation of the American embassy in Saigon.
	www.marinecorps.ws (2755 words)

	The Rowley Poems - BATTLE OF HASTINGS (No 2.)
		A standarde made of sylke and jewells rare, Wherein alle coloures wroughte aboute in bighes, An armyd knyghte was seen deth-doynge there, Under this motte, he conquers or he dies.
		This standard rych, endazzlynge mortal eyes, Was borne neare Harolde at the Kenters heade, Who chargd hys broders for the grete empryze That straite the hest for battle should be spredde.
		Next Sire du Mouline fell upon the grounde, Quite throughe his throte the lethal javlyn preste, His soule and bloude came roushynge from the wounde; He closd his eyen, and opd them with the blest.
	www.exclassics.com /rowley/rowl39.htm (3409 words)

	Karen Robards books reviews
		Adored by all in her community for her skills as a healer, Susannah has never known the love or attention of a man. Determined to see her family's farm prosper, Susannah shocks her preacher father and her three sisters by deciding to buy a man, a hired slave in fact.
		Enter the Marquis of Derne, Ian Connelly, a man who has been betrayed and accused of being a criminal.
		She almost escapes when a battle breaks out between her captors and another criminal gang.
	www.allreaders.com /Topics/Topic_872.asp (1203 words)

	all things William: A List of Firsts
		Against all odds, this army defeated the local troops and successfully captured the Tripolitan port of Derne, laying the groundwork for the demise of the Barbary Pirates.
		The battle is recorded as the first land engagement of American troops outside the American continent, America's first covert operation abroad, and is commemorated in the first verse of the Marines' Hymn: "to the shores of Tripoli".
		William Maclure is known as the "Father of American geology" and the "William Smith of America" because he published the first widely available geologic map of the United States in 1809.
	www.allthingswilliam.com /willynilly/firsts.html (9102 words)

	US Marine Corps Hymn (words and music) presented by Instant Knowledge News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In 1805 Lieutenant P.N. O'Bannon and his small force of Marines for the first time captured a fortress of the Old World at Derne in an attempt to deal with the piracy of the Barbary pirates.
		During the next decade what with Napoleon on the offensive, America at war with Britain and other issues, the problem of the Barbary pirates was set aside.
		"In 1816 a combined British and Dutch offensive destroyed the Algerian fleet, and the Tunisian fleet was destroyed at the battle of Navarino in 1827 when the British, French and Russian alliance defeated the entire Ottoman navy.
	www.instantknowledgenews.com /marine.htm (1389 words)

	My Marine Corp
		, Marine units were in the front, winning the Marines a reputation as the "First to Fight." This battle cemented the reputation of the Marines in modern history.
		We just got here!" and "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?," the Marines violently expelled German forces from the area.
		An example occurred the Battle of the Chosin Reservior in the
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		And that is the theme of War, the fortune of battles, The making of perfect soldiers.
		Then falter not O book, fulfil your destiny, You not a reminiscence of the land alone, You too as a lone bark cleaving the ether, purpos'd I know not whither, yet ever full of faith, Consort to every ship that sails, sail you!
		I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.
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	Crey Industries : Hero Threat Database
		Her grandfather served in the Pacific during WWII and again during the Korean War.
		In fact, one of her ancestors, Augustus Schottenheimer, was one of the U.S. Marines that fought at the Battle of Derne in Tripoli in 1805.
		So it was only natural Mary enlist after graduating high school.
	www.creyindustries.com /viewhero.php?id=9657 (560 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In some cases they were used as standards carried at the head of armies in battle.
		They are thus related to the 'winged victories' found later in Greece.
		This treaty had been in valid until 1722 and after the war ended in 1747, it was begun to be used again.
	www.sirin.com /docs/etymolog.htm (8802 words)

	India
		History of the Sikhs, From the Origins of the Nation to the Battles of the Sutlej.
		The Ritual of Battle: Krishna in the Mahabharata.
		Albany: State University of New York Press, 1990.
	www.country-data.com /frd/cs/india/in_bibl.html (9246 words)

	Famous Marines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Marine sniper with the highest number of confirmed kills (103) - he is still alive and in September 1999 was invited to speak at the Scout/Sniper school on Camp Pendleton.
		After his heroic efforts in the battle for Derne in 1805 during the
		Tripolitan War, Prince Hamet Karamali presented him the sword that he carried while living with the Mamelukes in Egypt.
	www.stevenshiles.com /Famous_Marines.html (1761 words)

	Arms and influence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A raiding party destroyed one of the Navy's captured ships, the Philadelphia (pictured to the right), and maintained a leaky blockade of Tripoli.
		Meanwhile, a combined American-rebel force landed further east, captured Derne, an important trading city and Tripolitan outpost, and threatened to march on Tripoli itself.
		At this point, Jefferson decided to conclude a peace with the bashaw, who was clearly worried that his brother might depose him.
	armsandinfluence.typepad.com (6274 words)

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