First Barbary War

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United States military history event military conflict 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.

Aliases (1)

Barbary Wars ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military history event → military conflict → war →
belligerent	Algiers → Morocco → Sweden → Tripoli → Tunis → United States →
cause	Barbary piracy against American shipping → assertion of free trade in the Mediterranean → demands for tribute by Barbary States → protection of American merchant ships →
conflictType	limited war → naval war →
countryInvolved	Ottoman Empire (suzerainty over Barbary States) → Sweden → United States →
endDate	1805 →
historicalEra	early 19th century →
initiatedBy	United States →
location	Barbary Coast → Derna → Mediterranean Sea → North Africa → Tripoli →
mottoAssociated	"to the shores of Tripoli" →
notableEvent	Battle of Derna → blockade of Tripoli → burning of USS Philadelphia →
opponent	Barbary States →
outcomeForUnitedStates	experience for early US Marine Corps → increased international prestige → validation of US Navy effectiveness →
partOf	Barbary Wars →
relatedTo	Second Barbary War →
result	Treaty of Tripoli (1805) → reduction of tribute payments → temporary end to US–Tripoli hostilities →
shipInvolved	USS Constitution → USS Enterprise → USS Intrepid → USS Philadelphia →
startDate	1801 →
USMarineOfficer	William Eaton →
USNavalCommander	Edward Preble → Richard Dale → Samuel Barron →
USNavalOfficer	Stephen Decatur → William Bainbridge →
USPresidentInOffice	Thomas Jefferson →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thomas Macdonough →	battle
USS Constitution →	engagedIn
Quasi-War →	followedBy
Early Republic of the United States ("Barbary Wars") →	hasPart
Marines' Hymn →	influencedBy
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson →	majorEvent
Oliver Hazard Perry →	militaryConflict
Stephen Decatur →	participantIn
Thomas Macdonough →	participatedIn