The United States Marines Corps proved its resolve by leading a mercenary force on an incredible attack on Tripoli during the Barbary Wars on this day in history, April 27, 1805.

In an earlier column, I discussed the U.S. Marines and their activities during the early years of our existence as a Marines Corps of 1805 had fewer than 500 Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

In 1805, a ragtag force of eight United States Marines led by Lt. Presley O'Bannon, along with 500 mercenaries under the command of Army veteran William Eaton, marched across the Sahara Desert.

Q: With Tripoli in the news lately, we were wondering: What happened on "the shores of Tripoli," and why is it mentioned in the Marine Corps Hymn? And what are ...

The amphibious assault ship arrived at its new homeport in Sasebo on Monday as part of a regularly scheduled rotation of ...

If it were not for the Marines’ Hymn, the last United States attack on Tripoli would be all but forgotten.The original hymn began, “From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, we ...

U.S. Marines raised U.S. flag over shores of Tripoli on this day in history, April 27, 1805. Marines marched 400 miles from Alexandria, Egypt, to secure critical victory over pirate states in the ...

COLUMN. Devastated by catastrophic flooding, Libya's port city of Derna has a long history of rebellion, dating back to Ancient times up to the first intervention of US Marines in 1805.

SASEBO, Japan – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, June 23, as part of a ...