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The Second Barbary War, also known as the U.S.–Algerian War [2] and the Algerine War, [3] was a brief military conflict between the United States and the North African state of Algiers in 1815. Piracy had been rampant along the North African "Barbary" coast of the Mediterranean Sea since the 16th century.
] The First Barbary War extended from 10 May 1801 to 10 June 1805, with the Second Barbary War lasting only three days, ending on 19 June 1815. The Barbary Wars were the first major American war fought entirely outside the New World, and in the Arab World. [4] [5] The wars were largely a reaction to piracy by the Barbary states.
The Battle off Cape Gata, which took place June 17, 1815, off the south-east coast of Spain, was the first battle of the Second Barbary War. A squadron of U.S. vessels, under the command of Stephen Decatur, Jr., met and engaged the flagship of the Algerine Navy, the frigate Meshuda under Admiral Hamidou. After a sharp action, Decatur's squadron ...
After the battle, a prize crew took Estedio to Cartagena, where Spanish authorities interned her. They returned her to Algiers at the end of the war, but then on July 18, 1815 the Algerians declared war on Spain so the Spanish government seized both her and the frigate Mashouda, which Decatur had also captured, at Cartagena.
1801–1815: the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa. Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres. American politician Alexander Hamilton begins publishing the New York Evening Post as the Federalist "Vehicle" for their news.
Second Barbary War (1815) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea and the Barbary States Decatur's squadron off Algiers United States: Deylik of Algiers: US victory: First Seminole War (1817–1818) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Pensacola, Spanish Florida Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke near ...
Pages in category "Second Barbary War" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... (1815) USS Constellation (1797) E. HMS Epervier (1812) F.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tripoli, Libya ... 1815 - Second Barbary War. [4] 1823 - Population: 15,000. [8] 1825 - August: Battle of ...