The fledgling United States Marine Corps proved its dauntless courage with a "miracle" victory in the Battle of Derna on the shores of Tripoli in North Africa on this day in history, April 27, 1805.
Prosperity at sea : the Mediterranean world -- Where are the days? : the making of a pirate -- Hellfire is prepared : turning Turk on the Barbary Coast -- The land hath far too little ground : ...
The Barbary pirates are back! According to the International Maritime Bureau, 92 ships have been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia this year, with nine crew members ...
Some Republican leaders have compared the war in Iraq with President Thomas Jefferson's historic confrontation with the Barbary pirates. But the whole story does not necessarily serve the Republican ...
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