What the records say
- When
- 16 May 1802
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.90° N, 13.19° E
- Description
- 1802 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
First Battle of Tripoli Harbor
1802 naval battle
The First Battle of Tripoli Harbor was a naval battle fought on May 16, 1802, in Tripoli Harbor between a combined force consisting of the American frigate USS Boston and two Swedish Navy frigates against several Tripolitan Barbary corsairs. The Swedish-American force was enforcing the blockade when an engagement broke out between it and Tripolitan forces.
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