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Algerine War

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Algerine War , early 19th-century conflict between Algiers and the United States. The Tripolitan War (1801-5) had brought a temporary halt to the pirate activities of the Barbary States. However, during the subsequent Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 the Barbary pirates renewed their predatory raids on American Mediterranean commerce, and Algiers actually declared war on the United States. In 1815, Stephen Decatur was sent to Algiers at the head of a squadron of 10 ships. After two minor engagements he sailed into the harbor of Algiers and forced (June 30) the dey of Algiers to sign... Read more
Algerine War
Algerine War see Barbary Wars . Read more
Tripolitan War
Tripolitan War, or Barbary Wars, naval expeditions against the Barbary states...led by Preble and Decatur. While the U.S. was engaged in the War of 1812, the Barbary states renewed their ship raiding, and Algiers declared war (1815). Decatur and others were responsible for the conclusion of the war ... Read more

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