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The line "To the shores of Tripoli" refers to the First Barbary War, and specifically the Battle of Derna in 1805. [2] [3] "The Halls of Montezuma" refers to the Battle of Chapultepec on 12/13 September 1847 during the Mexican–American War, where a force of Marines stormed Chapultepec Castle.
The Battle of Derna at Derna, Cyrenaica, was the decisive victory in April–May 1805 of a mercenary army recruited and led by United States Marines under the command of U.S. Army Lieutenant William Eaton, diplomatic Consul to Tripoli, and U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon.
An artist's depiction of the Philadelphia aground off Tripoli, in October 1803. Before learning that Tripoli had declared war on the United States, Jefferson sent a small squadron, consisting of three frigates and one schooner, under the command of Commodore Richard Dale, with gifts and letters to attempt to maintain peace with the Barbary ...
The Battle of Chapultepec took place between U.S. forces and Mexican soldiers holding the strategically located Chapultepec Castle on the outskirts of Mexico City on the 13th of September, 1847 during the Mexican–American War.
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Montezuma refers to Chapultepec Castle, and the link to Tripoli is exactly that city. Where the heck does Lebanon come into play here? If the lyrics had referred to Tripoli, Lebanon, it would have linked there. bahamut0013 words deeds 19:00, 26 February 2011 (UTC) Where the heck does Lebanon come into play here? Where the heck does Tripoli come in?
A 17th-century map by the Dutch cartographer Jan Janssonius showing the Barbary Coast, here "Barbaria". The Barbary Coast (also Barbary, Berbery, or Berber Coast) was the name given to the coastal regions of central and western North Africa or more specifically the Maghreb and the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, as well as the Sultanate of ...
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