Mediterranean theater of operations
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The Mediterranean theater of operations was the maritime and coastal region of the Mediterranean Sea where U.S. and European powers conducted naval and military campaigns against the Barbary States and other adversaries in the early 19th century.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval theater
ⓘ
theater of operations ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Morocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regency of Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Regency of Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Regency of Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| conflict |
Barbary Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Barbary War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Barbary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
assertion of freedom of navigation
ⓘ
protection of American commerce ⓘ suppression of Barbary piracy ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
anti-piracy operations
ⓘ
blockade operations ⓘ coastal bombardment ⓘ convoy protection ⓘ maritime commerce protection ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Edward Preble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Valentine Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Decatur NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bainbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barbary Wars theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean naval history NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. naval history NERFINISHED ⓘ United States overseas operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryType |
corsairs
ⓘ
privateers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States–Barbary Treaties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribute system in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1801–1815
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbary States NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
European powers
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.