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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Barbary War canonical | 8 |
| Barbary Wars | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1350077 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Second Barbary War Context triple: [Stephen Decatur, participantIn, Second Barbary War]
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First Barbary War
The First Barbary War was an early 19th-century conflict in which the United States and Sweden fought North African Barbary states to stop pirate attacks on American merchant ships and assert free trade in the Mediterranean.
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Quasi-War
The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, fought mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic and pivotal in shaping early U.S. foreign and military policy.
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Battle of Tripoli
The Battle of Tripoli was the decisive 2011 offensive in Libya’s capital in which anti-Gaddafi rebel forces, backed by NATO, seized control of the city and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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D.
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815, marked by battles on land and sea, the burning of Washington, D.C., and a surge of American national identity.
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E.
Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Barbary War Target entity description: 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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A.
First Barbary War
The First Barbary War was an early 19th-century conflict in which the United States and Sweden fought North African Barbary states to stop pirate attacks on American merchant ships and assert free trade in the Mediterranean.
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B.
Quasi-War
The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, fought mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic and pivotal in shaping early U.S. foreign and military policy.
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C.
Battle of Tripoli
The Battle of Tripoli was the decisive 2011 offensive in Libya’s capital in which anti-Gaddafi rebel forces, backed by NATO, seized control of the city and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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D.
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815, marked by battles on land and sea, the burning of Washington, D.C., and a surge of American national identity.
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E.
Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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
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end of American tribute payments to Barbary States ⓘ increased security for American Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of the Algerine brig Estedio
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capture of the Algerine flagship Mashouda ⓘ |
| startDate | 1815 ⓘ |
| timeAfter | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaty of Algiers (1815)
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Treaty of Tripoli (1816) ⓘ Treaty of Tunis (1816) ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Barbary War Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
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