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The Battle of Derna was the first land battle of the United States on foreign soil after the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). [10] It was the decisive action of the First Barbary War (1801–1805) although Eaton was furious over what he called a "sell-out" between the State Department diplomat Tobias Lear and the bey. Hamet returned to ...
Battle of Derna (1805), a battle during the Tripolitan War; Battle of Derna (1912), a battle during the Italo-Turkish War; Battle of Derna (1941), a battle between Commonwealth and Italian forces during World War II; Derna campaign (2014–2016), a battle during the Second Libyan Civil War; Siege of Derna (2016–2019), a siege during the ...
The turning point in the war was the Battle of Derna (April–May 1805). Ex-consul William Eaton , a former Army captain who used the title of " general ", and United States Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon led a force of eight U.S. Marines [ 40 ] and five hundred mercenaries— Greeks from Crete, Arabs , and Berbers —on a march ...
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A week after a flood wiped out much of the centre of the city, furious Derna residents demonstrated on the streets and torched the home of the mayor overnight. By Tuesday morning, the situation ...
The siege of Derna was a military campaign by the Libyan National Army (LNA) to capture the city of Derna, which began after the end of the Derna campaign (2014–16).After besieging the city for 21 months, the LNA assaulted the city on 7 May 2018, beginning the 2018–2019 battle of Derna and ultimately capturing the city on 12 February 2019.