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	U. S. Military Operations -- 19th Century (1800 - 1825)
		In 1805 Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' harbor fortress stronghold of Derna (Tripoli), commemorated in the Marine Corp Hymn invocation "To the Shores of Tripoli." First Lieutenant O'Bannon is remembered for heroism in the battle for Derna.
		Lear's treaty was accepted instead and the phrase "to the shores of Tripoli" was added to the Marine's battle hymn.
		General Andrew Jackson's leadership at the Battle of New Orleans changed everything.
	webpages.charter.net /wisconsinlegion-7thdistrict/Military_19th_Century_Operations1.htm (4941 words)

	"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!"
		Though Eaton had won the battle and the city, or perhaps because of it, a settlement was negotiated with Yusuf, the ruler of Tripoli, which released all Christian prisoners and ended the practice of seizing ships and taking slaves.
		The harbor fortress of Derna (Tripoli) was manned by approximately 25,000 soldiers, with 115 cannon.
		At the Battle of Poitiers, south of Tours, on October 10, 732, Islamic expansion in the West was stopped by Charles Martel ("The Hammer"), and the Celtic army of the Franks, when Abd-er Rahman was killed.
	www.zianet.com /wblase/endtimes/barbary.htm (3460 words)

	Ignorance Denied
		The turning point in the war came with the Battle of Derna, 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.
		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.
		The ethnic of battle is heroic, honorable and very disciplined.
	www.ignorancedenied.com /viewthread.php?tid=2445 (3028 words)

	Naval Ship Covers & US Navy Postal History (A - R Ship Names)
		Later she escaped damage during the Japanese attack on Pearly Harbor and earner a battle star for service in the ensuing war.
		USS HOBSON (DMS26) bold OCT 19 1949 cancel ties 3-c US Navy stamp franking #6 envelope to California, large and well-struck red-violet ship cachet marking first day of postal service, neatly addressed in an ink that almost matches the cachet, 2 small creases in lower left front corner miss everything important.
		This ship received 7 battle stars for Korean War service.
	www.judnick.com /LotsOfCovers/NavalShips.htm (3028 words)

	September 20
		Battle of Chalons-Attila the Hun is decisively defeated by Theodoric the VisiGoth and Aetius the Roman Legate.
		BATTLE OF VALMY- French revolutionaries (The Sans-cullottes, without trousers) mow down the Prussian army, the best of the age, who were trying to suppress their republic and rescue King Louis.
		BATTLE OF CHICKAMAGUA- Bloody battle in Eastern Tennessee when Union General Rosecrans moves some troops to fill an imagined gap in his line and opens up a real gap that Confederate General Bragg exploits to defeat the Yankees.
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	'To the Shores of Tripoli': Presley Neville O'Bannon -- The Wild Geese Today
		The city was Derna, on "the shores of Tripoli," and the Marine hero of the day was Lt. Presley Neville O'Bannon, of Virginia.
		His defiant reply was, "My head or yours." Shortly after this, the attacking force was bolstered by the arrival of the USS Argus, USS Hornet, and USS Nautilus in the harbor.
		Surely by then, many in this small army must have been happy at the prospect of battle, as opposed to dying a miserable death in the desert.
	www.thewildgeese.com /pages/obannonp.html (1584 words)

	USAAF Chronology, Mediterranean : 1943, Part 1
		WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Twelfth Air Force): In Libya, 12 B-17s of the 97th Bombardment Group (Heavy) bomb the Castel Benito Airfield south of Tripoli, dropping 120 120-pound fragmentation clusters and 75 500-pound and six 1,000-pound high explosive bombs claiming the destruction of at least 20 parked aircraft.
		SUNDAY, 21 MARCH 1943 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Ninth Air Force): In Italy during the night of 20/21 March, B-24's attack the harbor and surrounding area of Naples, hitting a vessel, the city area, and in the vicinity of the railroad yards.
		In Tunisia, P-40's escort bombers and attack troops in the battle area N of Enfidaville.
	www.milhist.net /usaaf/mto43a.html (1584 words)

	R. Lee Ermeys SOUND OFF Forum :: View topic - This Day in History - Updated Version [ Guest ]
		In August 1804, Decatur returned to Tripoli Harbor as part of a larger American offensive and emerged as a hero again during the Battle of the Gunboats, which saw hand-to-hand combat between the Americans and the Tripolitans.
		The Americans feared that the well-constructed warship would be used as a model for building future Tripolitan frigates, and on February 16, 1804, Stephen Decatur led a daring expedition into Tripoli harbor to destroy the captured vessel.
		After disguising himself and his men as Maltese sailors, Decatur's force stole into Tripoli harbor and boarded the Philadelphia, which was guarded by Tripolitans quickly overpowered by the Americans.
	www.rleeermey.org /viewtopic.php?t=3175 (1584 words)

	1799
		USS Philadelphia (1799) Burning of the Philadelphia, 1804 She cruised off Tripoli until reef off Tripoli harbor.
		Battle of Novi (1799) The battle of Novi was a battle in the French under General Moreau.
		Battle of Zürich (1799) List of battles The Battle of Zürich was fought on Austria under General Hozte.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/1799.html (1584 words)

	U. S. Military Operations -- 19th Century (1800 - 1825)
		In 1805 Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' harbor fortress stronghold of Derna (Tripoli), commemorated in the Marine Corp Hymn invocation "To the Shores of Tripoli." First Lieutenant O'Bannon is remembered for heroism in the battle for Derna.
		Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's exploit in destroying the captured frigate USS Philadelphia, and Captain Richard Somers attempt with the fire-ship USS Intrepid to blow up enemy vessels in Tripoli harbor, set valorous examples for the young naval service.
		Captain Stockton was absolved of responsibility for the February 1844 explosion of a gun on board the ship that killed two cabinet officers and several others.
	webpages.charter.net /wisconsinlegion-7thdistrict/Military_19th_Century_Operations1.htm (1584 words)

	Barbary Wars
		In 1805 Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' harbor fortress stronghold of Derna (Tripoli), commemorated in the Marine Corp Hymn invocation "To the Shores of Tripoli." First Lieutenant O'Bannon is remembered for heroism in the battle for Derna.
		By the end of the 18th Century the effectiveness of Tripoli's corsairs had long since deteriorated, but their reputation alone was enough to prompt European maritime states to pay the tribute extorted by the pasha to ensure safe passage of their shipping through Tripolitanian waters.
		The four Barbary States of North Africa - Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli- had plundered seaborne commerce for centuries.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/barbary.htm (907 words)

	DANFS: USS Izard (DD-589)
		Izard volunteered and took part in the expedition under Stephen Decatur, commanding U.S. ketch Intrepid, which entered the harbor of Tripoli 16 February 1804 and destroyed the former U.S. frigate Philadelphia in what Lord Nelson called the most daring act of the age.
		Izard was part of the screen for Admiral "Jocko" Clark's Carrier Task Group during the Battle of the Philippine Sea (19-20 June 1944) which broke the enemy's once mighty naval air arm.
		He also took part in the attacks on Tripoli during August and September 1804 as part of Commodore Edward Preble's squadron.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/DD/dd589.html (907 words)

	DDG 88 Preble
		Commodore Preble’s attack and bombardment of the harbor at Tripoli in 1803 during his campaign against Barbary pirates is recalled by the embattlement and rayonny scarlet chief representing the fire and destruction he rained on the port.
		PREBLE was in the squadron of Commodore Thomas MacDonough on Lake Champlain and took part in the decisive Battle of Lake Champlain, 11 September 1814.
		The eight battle stars earned by USS Preble (DD 345) for World War II service are recalled by the points of the compass rose and by the laurel wreath, which signifies honor.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ddg-88.htm (3102 words)

	DefenseLINK News: GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER DECATUR (DDG 73) TO BE CHRISTENED AT BATH, MAINE
		The ship is named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), famed for his raid to burn the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor in 1804.
		Decatur is the 23rd of 35 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers currently authorized by Congress to be built.
		Decatur will operate with aircraft carriers and battle groups in high-threat environments and will also provide essential escort capabilities to Navy and Marine Corps amphibious forces, combat logistics ships and convoys.
	www.defenselink.mil /releases/1996/b110596_bt625-96.html (324 words)

	christen.txt
		The ship is named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), famed for his raid to burn the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor in 1804.
		Decatur is the 23rd of 35 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers currently authorized by Congress to be built.
		Decatur will operate with aircraft carriers and battle groups in high-threat environments and will also provide essential escort capabilities to Navy and Marine Corps amphibious forces, combat logistics ships and convoys.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/destroyers/decatur/christen.txt (300 words)

	Triumph of the Will
		The Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval blockade which took place during the First Barbary War between the U.S. Navy and the forces of Tripoli.
		The actions of the United States Marines was celebrated in the opening of the "Marine Corp Hymn": "to the shores of Tripoli".
		The continued attacks led to the building of the United States Navy.
	www.vernonjohns.org /snuffy1186/tripoli.html (457 words)

	USS Thorn (DD 988)
		Specially commended by Decatur for his conduct in this battle, Thorn received command of one of the Tripolitan gunboats captured and commanded this vessel in the engagement with the Tripolitan pirates on 7 August.
		Subsequently serving with the Navy during the Tripolitan War, Thorn volunteered to take part in the hazardous expedition to destroy the captured frigate PHILADELPHIA, which lay beneath the guns of the shore batteries in heavily defended Tripoli harbor.
		On 16 February 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur, Jr., led a party of these volunteers in the ketch INTREPID into Tripoli and burned the erstwhile American frigate.
	www.navysite.de /dd/dd988.htm (479 words)

	christen.txt
		The ship is named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), famed for his raid to burn the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor in 1804.
		Decatur is the 23rd of 35 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers currently authorized by Congress to be built.
		Decatur will operate with aircraft carriers and battle groups in high-threat environments and will also provide essential escort capabilities to Navy and Marine Corps amphibious forces, combat logistics ships and convoys.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/destroyers/decatur/christen.txt (479 words)

	DDG 88 Preble
		Commodore Preble’s attack and bombardment of the harbor at Tripoli in 1803 during his campaign against Barbary pirates is recalled by the embattlement and rayonny scarlet chief representing the fire and destruction he rained on the port.
		PREBLE was in the squadron of Commodore Thomas MacDonough on Lake Champlain and took part in the decisive Battle of Lake Champlain, 11 September 1814.
		The eight battle stars earned by USS Preble (DD 345) for World War II service are recalled by the points of the compass rose and by the laurel wreath, which signifies honor.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ddg-88.htm (479 words)

	DDG-31 Decatur / EDDG-31 Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS)
		The ship is named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), famed for his raid to burn the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor in 1804.
		He later served with honor in command of the frigates USS United States and USS President during the War of 1812.
		The Self Defense Test Ship is the ex-USS Decatur (ex-DD 936, DDG-31), a decommissioned ship that has been supporting various naval test and evaluation operations since October of 1994.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/ddg-31.htm (917 words)

	'To the Shores of Tripoli': Presley Neville O'Bannon -- The Wild Geese Today
		Finally the Tripolitans gave up, and the battle of Derna was over.
		The city was Derna, on "the shores of Tripoli," and the Marine hero of the day was Lt. Presley Neville O'Bannon, of Virginia.
		His defiant reply was, "My head or yours." Shortly after this, the attacking force was bolstered by the arrival of the USS Argus, USS Hornet, and USS Nautilus in the harbor.
	www.thewildgeese.com /pages/obannonp.html (1584 words)

	Izard
		Izard volunteered and took part in the expedition under Stephen Decatur, commanding U.S. ketch Intrepid, which entered the harbor of Tripoli 16 February 1804 and destroyed the former U.S. frigate Philadelphia in what Lord Nelson called the most daring act of the age.
		Izard was part of the screen for Admiral "Jocko" Clark's Carrier Task Group during the Battle of the Philippine Sea (19-20 June 1944) which broke the enemy's once mighty naval air arm.
		The last of August Izard sailed for Honshu, Japan, and after the war continued to operate in northern Japan, liberating prisoners-of-war and demobilizing Japanese army and navy units until 15 November.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/i3/izard.htm (762 words)

	Houghton Mifflin Electronic Publishing - Ships Of The World by Lincoln P. Paine
		To ensure equal weathering on both sides of her hull, she leaves her dock for a turnaround cruise in Boston Harbor on every July 4th.
		It was during this battle that Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides," after shot was seen bouncing off her hull.
		En route to join USS Essex and Hornet in the South Pacific, on December 29, 1812, Constitution was off the coast of Brazil in 13 minutes six minutes South, 31 degrees West, when she encountered HMS Java (38 guns) under Captain Henry Lambert.
	www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com /epub/ships.shtml (762 words)

	DDG 88 Preble
		In October of that year he established a peace treaty with the Emperor of Morocco, and then effected a blockade of the harbor of Tripoli.
		The eight battle stars earned by USS Preble (DD 345) for World War II service are recalled by the points of the compass rose and by the laurel wreath, which signifies honor.
		The ship's crest shows on a wreath Or and Azure (Dark Blue) a laurel wreath Proper surmounted by a stylized compass rose of the first, thereon an Aegis radar escutcheon of the second charged with a cinquefoil pierced Argent.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ddg-88.htm (3102 words)

	Constitution Comes To Marblehead 1997 Information Central
		CONSTITUTION was recommissioned in 1931 for a coast-to-coast tour of ninety American cities lasting until 1934 when she was returned to her place of honor in the Boston Harbor at Charlestown Navy Yard.
		With Captain Edward Preble in command, CONSTITUTION and other ships of the squadron bombarded Tripoli.
		When her war service ended in 1815, the battle -scarred CONSTITUTION was laid up for almost six years for extensive repairs, whereupon she went on two cruises to the Mediterranean.
	legendinc.com /Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/Articles/ConstitutionVisit.html (982 words)

	USS Thorn (DD 988)
		Specially commended by Decatur for his conduct in this battle, Thorn received command of one of the Tripolitan gunboats captured and commanded this vessel in the engagement with the Tripolitan pirates on 7 August.
		Subsequently serving with the Navy during the Tripolitan War, Thorn volunteered to take part in the hazardous expedition to destroy the captured frigate PHILADELPHIA, which lay beneath the guns of the shore batteries in heavily defended Tripoli harbor.
		It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
	navysite.de /dd/dd988.htm (982 words)

	February 16 Events in History
		February 16, 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it
		February 16, 1846 Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India
		February 16, 1838 Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions
	www.brainyhistory.com /days/february_16.html (1835 words)

	CVN 65 Enterprise Strike Group
		Refitted and renamed Intrepid, the ketch was given to Enterprise's command-ing officer, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., for use in a daring expedition to burn frigate Philadelphia, captured by the Tripolitans and anchored in the harbor of Tripoli.
		The Kearsarge ARG, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) embarked, deployed as a major component of the battle group.
		USS Enterprise entered the waters of the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Feb. 5, 2004 after transiting the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea following almost four months of operations in the Middle East.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/batgru-65.htm (1835 words)

	The Warren: February 2005
		In October of 1803, the USS Philadelphia ran aground and was forced to surrender to the city-state of Tripoli.
		The cruisers USS Houston and HMAS Perth are sunk by Japanese forces at the Battle of Sunda Strait.
		On the night of 15 February, an explosion ripped thru the battleship USS Maine, causing it to sink with 260 of her crew.
	thewarrenat.blogspot.com /2005_02_01_thewarrenat_archive.html (1835 words)

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