What the records say
- When
- 10 May 1801 – 10 Jun 1805
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 32.96° N, 13.16° E
- Description
- war against Barbary pirates
First Barbary War
War between United States and the Barbary states, 1801–1805
The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought against Ottoman Tripolitania. Tripolitania had declared war against the United States over disputes regarding tributary payments in exchange for a cessation of Tripolitanian commerce raiding at sea.
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The source
Includes 9 events
- Action of 1 August 18011 Aug 1801 · Battle
- First Battle of Tripoli Harbor16 May 1802 · Battle
- Action of 17 June 180217 Jun 1802 · Battle
- Action of 2 June 18032 Jun 1803 · Battle
- Action of 22 June 180322 Jun 1803 · Battle
- Action of 31 October 180331 Oct 1803 · Battle
- Action of 7 July 18047 Jul 1804 · Battle
- Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor3 Aug 1804 · Battle
- Battle of Derna27 Apr 1805 · Battle
Nearby in time and place
- Treaty of Tripoli1797 · Treaty
- Treaty of Tripoli1805 · Treaty
- Tripolitanian civil war20 Jan 1795 · Civil war
- Battle of the Malta Convoy18 Feb 1800 · Battle
- French invasion of Malta10 Jun 1798 · Military operation
- Siege of Malta2 Sep 1798 · Siege
- Action of 31 March 180031 Mar 1800 · Battle
- 1806 Birgu polverista explosion18 Jul 1806 · Explosion