Mediterranean theater of the First Barbary War

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The Mediterranean theater of the First Barbary War was the maritime and coastal region where the United States and its allies fought the Barbary states of North Africa in the early 19th century to suppress piracy and protect American shipping.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign theater
theater of war
allyOf Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED
Malta NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
belligerent Barbary States NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Morocco NERFINISHED
Regency of Algiers NERFINISHED
Regency of Tripoli NERFINISHED
Regency of Tunis NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
commandedBy Edward Preble NERFINISHED
Richard Dale NERFINISHED
Samuel Barron NERFINISHED
William Eaton NERFINISHED
conflict First Barbary War NERFINISHED
conflictType coastal warfare
naval warfare
endTime 1805
era early 19th century
hasPart Battle of Derna NERFINISHED
Battle of Tripoli Harbor NERFINISHED
Battle of the USS Enterprise vs Tripoli NERFINISHED
Blockade of Tripoli NERFINISHED
Burning of USS Philadelphia NERFINISHED
amphibious operations in North Africa
coastal bombardments
naval blockade operations
location Algerian coast NERFINISHED
Barbary Coast NERFINISHED
Cyrenaica NERFINISHED
Libyan coast
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
Tripolitania NERFINISHED
Tunisian coast
central Mediterranean Sea
coasts of North Africa
mainObjective ending payment of tribute to Barbary states
protection of American merchant shipping
suppression of Barbary piracy
notableEvent overland march to Derna
opponent Barbary privateers NERFINISHED
Tripolitan corsairs NERFINISHED
partOf First Barbary War NERFINISHED
result Treaty of Tripoli (1805) NERFINISHED
reduction of Barbary tribute demands
startTime 1801
usedBy United States Marine Corps
United States Navy

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Battle of Derna (1805) theater Mediterranean theater of the First Barbary War
USS Intrepid usedBy Mediterranean theater of the First Barbary War
this entity surface form: United States Navy during First Barbary War