![]() ![]() The Pasha of Tripoli declared war on the United States. In 1801 the newly elected President Jefferson ordered a naval and military expedition to North Africa in order to put down regimes that endorsed piracy and slavery. ![]() This was piracy on an extraordinary scale: they controlled all trading routes through the Barbary waters and North Africa: demanding ransom and booty for safe passage. The four Barbary States of North Africa - Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli - had plundered seaborne commerce for centuries. The Barbary War - the first American war against Libya - was the first war waged by the United States outside national boundaries after gaining independence and unification of the country. Interlibrary Loan This link opens in a new window.Library Catalog Search This link opens in a new window.Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR).World War II: Operation Watchtower (Guadalcanal).World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein. ![]() World War II: Okinawa This link opens in a new window.Operation Enduring Freedom: Task Force 58.Civil War: Gettysburg This link opens in a new window.American Revolution: Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. ![]()
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