The Barbary Pirates
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- Money bags or cannon balls: The origins of the Tripolitan War, 1795-1801. Kitzen, Michael // Journal of the Early Republic;Winter96, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p601
Examines the origins of the Tripolitan War from 1795-1801. William Eaton's views on the war; United States policy of acquiescence to the demands of the governments of North Africa; Declaration of war; President John Adams' policy; American diplomatic history and foreign relations.
- To the shores of Tripoli. McCollum, Sean // Scholastic Update;9/3/93, Vol. 126 Issue 1, p14
Narrates the history of the United States' war against Tripoli in 1801. Support of the other members of the Barbary States of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco in 1801; Harassment of United States shipping since 1784; President Thomas Jefferson's order to the navy to protect America's interests...
- 'What Ship is that?'. Cutler, Thomas J. // U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings;Nov2010, Vol. 136 Issue 11, p92
The article offers information on how captain Edward Preble took command of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean Squadron in 1803, during the war with Tripoli, Libya. It states that the two previous commodores who fought at the beginning of the war in 1801 were less than aggressive and so Preble was...
- THE BIG MYTH OF SOMALI PIRATES. Carmel, Stephen M. // U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings;Dec2010, Vol. 136 Issue 12, p30
The article presents the author's comments regarding Barbary and Somali pirates, with reference to the U.S. The author states that Barbary pirates represented an existential threat to a struggling young U.S., from the perspective of direct consequence to the U.S. interests, particularly trade....
- Shores of Tripoli. George, Daniel P. // Boys' Life;Sep2002, Vol. 92 Issue 9, p14
Features U.S. Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur who became one of the heroes of the U.S. fighting the Barbary pirates.
- 'War Is Better Than Tribute'. Paine, Lincoln P. // Naval History;Jun2001, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p20
Presents a reassessment of how and why the United States went to war against Tripoli, Libya from 1801 to 1805. Conduct of international relations; Establishment of national identity; Tensions between the U.S. and the Barbary regencies of Tripoli in Libya, Tunis in Tunisia and Algiers in...
- The Barbary Precedent. // Wilson Quarterly;Spring2008, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p78
The article recalls the war waged by the U.S. against the Barbary pirate regencies, according to a report by Patrick J. Garrity published in a 2007 issue of "Comparative Strategy." After independence the British protective shield vanished, and it was not long before the four Barbary quasi-states...
- LAW OF THE SEA. // Military History;Apr/May2009, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p14
The article recalls the dealings of the U.S. Navy with Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean which are similar to the efforts of the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain to head an international naval force to address piracy off the Somali coast in 2009. The construction of six frigates was ordered by...
- Bane of the Barbary Pirates. Kenny, Jack // New American (08856540);6/6/2011, Vol. 27 Issue 11, p35
In this article, the author discusses the history of the war between the Barbary pirates and the U.S. He shares the decision of the former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson to protect the nation's commerce and chastise the insolence of Barbary powers after the pirates declared war to the nation....
