Second Barbary War

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The Second Barbary War was an 1815 naval conflict in which the United States decisively defeated the Barbary States of North Africa, ending American tribute payments and securing safer Mediterranean trade.

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Second Barbary War canonical 8
Barbary Wars 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval conflict
war
belligerent Barbary States
Regency of Algiers
United States of America
surface form: United States
cause Barbary corsair attacks on American merchant shipping
demands for tribute by Barbary States
combatantCommander Omar Agha
Stephen Decatur
surface form: Stephen Decatur Jr.

William Bainbridge
conflictType naval war
countryInvolved Kingdom of Tunis
Barbary States
surface form: Pashalik of Tripoli

Regency of Algiers
United States of America
effect ended formal state-sponsored piracy against U.S. shipping by Barbary States
reduced European powers' reliance on tribute to Barbary States
strengthened U.S. naval prestige
endDate 1815
foughtIn 1810s
geopoliticalContext decline of Ottoman influence in Barbary regencies
historicalPeriod post-War of 1812 era
legalOutcome release of American prisoners and slaves
renunciation of future tribute by the United States
location Mediterranean Sea
North Africa
militaryTheater Mediterranean theater of operations
navalForceUsed United States Sixth Fleet
surface form: U.S. Mediterranean Squadron

U.S. squadron under Stephen Decatur Jr.
opponent Barbary corsairs
surface form: Algerian corsairs
opposedPractice state-sponsored corsairing
partOf Second Barbary War self-linksurface differs
surface form: Barbary Wars
policyImpact assertion of U.S. principle of free navigation without tribute
precededBy First Barbary War
relatedTo Barbary corsairs
surface form: Barbary piracy

Mediterranean trade routes
United States Navy
result United States victory
end of American tribute payments to Barbary States
increased security for American Mediterranean trade
significantEvent capture of the Algerine brig Estedio
capture of the Algerine flagship Mashouda
startDate 1815
timeAfter War of 1812
treaty Treaty of Algiers (1815)
Treaty of Tripoli (1816)
Treaty of Tunis (1816)

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Stephen Decatur participantIn Second Barbary War
First Barbary War partOf Second Barbary War
this entity surface form: Barbary Wars
First Barbary War relatedTo Second Barbary War
Presidency of James Madison significantEvent Second Barbary War
Presidency of James Madison conflict Second Barbary War
Second Barbary War partOf Second Barbary War self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Barbary Wars
Stephen conflict Second Barbary War
subject surface form: Stephen Decatur
USS Guerriere usedInConflict Second Barbary War
Barbary Coast subjectOf Second Barbary War
Barbary Coast relatedTo Second Barbary War
this entity surface form: Barbary Wars
Barbary States subjectOf Second Barbary War