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Barbary Wars were a series of (largely)
naval conflicts between the young United
States of America and several of the
Muslim nations on the coast of North
Africa in the early 1800's. To the
'Western' point of view, these North
African countries on the "Barbary" coast
engaged in piracy on the open seas against
merchant shipping. The piracy against
American shipping continued until the U.S.
gained the military and naval strength to
protect American-flagged ships. It is
significant to note that this was the
first conflict in which America fought a
war in the "Old World" rather than in her
"New World" neighborhood. The
First Barbary War, also known as the
Tripolitanian War, lasted from 1801 to
1805, and is considered by many to be
America's first "foreign war." This
conflict also featured America's first
attempt at "regime change" as the Marines
attempted to place an ally on the throne
in Tripoli. The
Second Barbary War, also known as the
Algerine War, was a short conflict in 1815
against the Barbary State of
Algiers. Swords
of the Marine Corps: The Mameluke
Sword--An
explanation of where the traditional
Marine Corps sword originated. The
Marine's
Hymn--Looks
at the origins of the Marine Hymn and the
line "From the Shores of
Tripoli." Barbary
Wars--From
Global Security.org. First
Barbary
War--a
Wikipedia article Second
Barbary
War--a
Wikipedia article Victory
in Tripoli: Lessons for the War on
Terrorism--by
Joshua E. London--Heritage Lecture #940,
delivered on May 4, 2006 HISTORICAL
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Wars. Please
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