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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.
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.
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 ...
] 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 Treaty with Algiers, signed on June 30, 1815, marked a significant moment in American foreign policy and maritime law, concluding the Second Barbary War between the United States and the Regency of Algiers. This treaty was pivotal in establishing a framework for peace and trade relations, while also addressing the issue of American captives ...
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After being appointed a midshipman in July 1799, he served in the Quasi-War with France, First Barbary War, the Second Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was promoted to captain in March 1813. He served as a Navy Commissioner from 1823 to 1827, and as the Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs from 1844 to 1847.
A second force under Commodore William Bainbridge included the ship of the line USS Independence, the frigates USS Congress, USS Java and USS United States with eight smaller vessels but these warships did not see combat. Only two battles were fought during the Second Barbary War.